Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your read more

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.

Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.

The best advisers, helpers and friends, always are not those who tell us how to act in special cases, but read more

The best advisers, helpers and friends, always are not those who tell us how to act in special cases, but who give us, out of themselves, the ardent spirit and desire to act right, and leave us then, even through many blunders, to find out what our ow.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let read more

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent read more

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine.

Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver and the other's gold.

Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver and the other's gold.

Never Explain--your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway.

Never Explain--your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway.