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.

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

It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows.

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

I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft...

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

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.

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

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

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

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

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

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

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

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

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

Friends are nothing but a known enemy

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

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

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

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