The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.
Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.
Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still.
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity
You don't live in a world all alone. Your brothers are here too.
People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
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.
The family is one of nature's masterpieces.
I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft...
A man should never neglect his family for business.
Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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.
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.
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.
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
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.
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.