The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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

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.

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

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

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

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

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.

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

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

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

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.

Real friends stab you in the front.

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

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

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

Man's best support is a very dear friend.

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