A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft...

Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.

A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.

A good friend will always stab you in the front.

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.

Friends are God's way of apologizing for your family.

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.

If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

You don't live in a world all alone. Your brothers are here too.

It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.