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

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

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

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

Real friends stab you in the front.

A good friend will always stab you in the front.

Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.

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

Between friends there is no need of justice.

Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.

There is no friend as loyal as a book.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

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

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

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

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.

Friends are nothing but a known enemy

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