Sometimes we owe a friend to the lucky circumstance that we give him no cause for envy.

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.

Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.

Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back

I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.

Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it.

Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature.

A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.

A man should never neglect his family for business.

A friend is, as it were, a second self.

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

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

I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.

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

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.

Anybody amuses me for once. A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.

A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still.

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

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.