Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

Friends are nothing but a known enemy

Between friends there is no need of justice.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

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

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

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.

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

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

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

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.

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

Man's best support is a very dear friend.

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

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

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

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

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