Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
The trouble is that people seem to expect happiness in life. I can't imagine why; but they do. They are unhappy before they marry, and they imagine to themselves that the reason of their unhappiness will be removed when they are married. When it isn't they blame the other person, which is clearly absurd. I believe that is what generally starts the trouble.
The family is one of nature's masterpieces.
Man's best support is a very dear friend.
Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.
Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else.
People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it, a slight physical antipathy most probably helps.
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.
Well, it's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids.
It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
Children make your life important.
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.
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.
Anybody amuses me for once. 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.
Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.
I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.
If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.
You don't live in a world all alone. Your brothers are here too.
