Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

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

Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it, a slight physical antipathy most probably helps.

The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.

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

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

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.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.

Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.

We should behave to our friends as we would wish our friends to behave to us.

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

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

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

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.

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

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.