"A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity."
"A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same."
Elbert Hubbard on Friendship"Don't walk behind me I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend."
Albert Camus on Friendship"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."
Buddha on Friendship"Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
Muhammad Ali on Friendship"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."
Oprah Winfrey on Friendship"In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best."
"Rising health care spending occurs because it is beneficial, not a burden on the economy."
"Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history."
"In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits."
"We are to seek wisdom and understanding only in the length of days."