We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour.
A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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.
Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature.
If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.
The family is one of nature's masterpieces.
It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.
A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.
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.
Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.
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.
Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.
Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
