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

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.

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

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

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.

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

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

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

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things, does the heart find its morning and is refreshed.

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

No good friends. No bad friends. Only people you want, need to be with; people who build their houses in your heart.

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

A man should never neglect his family for business.

Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.

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

Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.

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.

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