We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour.

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.

Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.

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

Loyalty is what we seek in friendship.

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

Friendship is love without his wings!

A friend to all is a friend to none.

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

Sometimes we owe a friend to the lucky circumstance that we give him no cause for envy.

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

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

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

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

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

Real friends stab you in the front.

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

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

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

Man's best support is a very dear friend.