We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour.
A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.
In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things, does the heart find its morning and is refreshed.
Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.
Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.
The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
The trouble is that people seem to expect happiness in life. I can't imagine why; but they do. They are unhappy before they marry, and they imagine to themselves that the reason of their unhappiness will be removed when they are married. When it isn't they blame the other person, which is clearly absurd. I believe that is what generally starts the trouble.
I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft...
If you go out looking for friends, you're going to find they are very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
The family is one of nature's masterpieces.
Anybody amuses me for once. A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still.
It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.
There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.
I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.
What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.
