“The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures”

“The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one”

“Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable”

“There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage.”

“On the death of a friend, we should consider that the fates through confidence have devolved on us the task of a double living, that we have henceforth to fulfill the promise of our friend's life also, in our own, to the world. ”

“If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius”