The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.

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

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

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

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

If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.

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

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

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

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.

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

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.

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.

One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.

Friends are God's way of apologizing for your family.

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.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

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.

No good friends. No bad friends. Only people you want, need to be with; people who build their houses in your heart.