Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

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

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!

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