I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.

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

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.

A friend is, as it were, a second self.

A man should never neglect his family for business.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

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

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

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

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

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

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

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour.

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

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.

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.

If you go out looking for friends, you're going to find they are very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.