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A divine person is the prophecy of the mind; a friend is the hope of the heart.

Society we must have; but let it be society, and not exchanging news, or eating from the same dish.

Amongst ourselves we are unendingly cheerful, but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess.

The very flexibility and ease which make men's friendships so agreeable while they endure, make them the easier to destroy and forget.

The powers and the ground of friendship is a mystery; but, looking back, I can discern that, in part, we loved the thing he was, for some shadow of what he was to be.

A long life may be passed without finding a friend in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and sincerity.

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to put on the friendship and tenderness of parents and of friends.

Parents we can have but once; and he promises himself too much, who enters life with the expectation of finding many friends.

Many friendships are formed by a community of sensual pleasures: all these will be cut off.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

None knows the weight of another's burden.

If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle.

You can’t change the world alone — you will need some help — and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.

Old companions are like meats served up too often, that lose their relish and their wholesomeness.

Most of the friends I have seen have turned out the bitterest enemies, or cold, uncomfortable acquaintance.

There is then no sympathy, but an uneasy craving after it, and a dissatisfaction which pursues you on the way, and in the end probably produces ill-humour.