Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.
I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.
Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.
If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.
The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.
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.
You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.
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.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
Between friends there is no need of justice.
If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.
Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it, a slight physical antipathy most probably helps.
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.
Adversity tests the sincerity of 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
