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

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

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.

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

Friendship is love without his wings!

There is no friend as loyal as a book.

A good friend will always stab you in the front.

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

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

I get by with a little help from my friends.

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

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

No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.

The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

A man should never neglect his family for business.

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