Friendship was given by nature to be an assistant to virtue, not a companion in vice.

Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.

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

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

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

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

You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

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

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

Man's best support is a very dear friend.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.

Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else.

Between friends there is no need of justice.

The majority of people permit relatives, friends, and the public at large to so influence them that they cannot live their own lives, because they fear criticism.

Well, it's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids.

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

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