There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

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.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.

To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away

It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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

Friends are nothing but a known enemy

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

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

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.

If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.

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

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

Loyalty is what we seek in friendship.

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

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.

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