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Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families.
Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families.
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
 A friend is, as it were, a second self.
 [Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.]  
 A friend is, as it were, a second self.
 [Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.] 
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you read more
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.
Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.
It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly.
It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly.
Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence.
Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence.
One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.