The more you let yourself go, the less others let you go.

There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it.

We should behave to our friends as we would wish our friends to behave to us.

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

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

A good friend will always stab you in the front.

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.

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

Loyalty is what we seek in friendship.

A man should never neglect his family for business.

The best kind of friend is the kind you sit with, never say a word and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity

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

A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still.

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.

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.

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