There is an important difference between love and friendship. While the former delights in extremes and opposites, the latter demands read more

There is an important difference between love and friendship. While the former delights in extremes and opposites, the latter demands equality.

A friend is someone who can sing you the song of your heart when you've forgotten it.

A friend is someone who can sing you the song of your heart when you've forgotten it.

Think where man's glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends.

Think where man's glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends.

Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich read more

Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.

Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.

Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.

One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.

One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.

A friend is a second self.

A friend is a second self.

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.

I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of read more

I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of my friends' lives and they are very much a part of my life. A First Lady who does not have this source of strength and comfort can lose perspective and become isolated.