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.
Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.
Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.
The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it, a slight physical antipathy most probably helps.
The best kind of friend is the kind you sit with, never say a word and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had.
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.
There is a magic in the memory of a schoolboy friendship. It softens the heart, and even affects the nervous system of those who have no heart.
A good friend will always stab you in the front.
A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
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
There is no friend as loyal as a book.
There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.
Friendship was given by nature to be an assistant to virtue, not a companion in vice.
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
