Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

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

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

A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

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

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.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

True friends ... face in the same direction, toward common projects, interests, goals.

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

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.

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

As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.

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.

You don't live in a world all alone. Your brothers are here too.

Man's best support is a very dear friend.

Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.

I get by with a little help from my friends.