Friends are an aid to the young, to guard them from error; to the elderly, to attend to their wants and to supplement their failing power of action; to those in the prime of life, to assist them to noble deeds.--Aristotle 

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.--Ed Cunningham 

Friends, books, a cheerful heart, and conscience clear are the most choice companions we have here.--William Mather 

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil--but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small silly presents every so often--just to save it from drying out completely.--Pam Brown 

Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.--Swedish proverb 

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

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one."-—C. S. Lewis 

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.--Samuel Butler 

Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.--John Evelyn 

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.--Woodrow Wilson 

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...it has no survival value; rather, it is one of those things that give value to survival.--C. S. Lewis 

Friendship of a kind that cannot easily be reversed tomorrow must have its roots in common interests and shared beliefs.--Barbara Tuchman 

Friendships multiply joys and divide grief.--Thomas Fuller 

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.--Joseph Addison 

The growth of friendship might be a lifelong affair.--Sarah Orne Jewett 

He can hardly be a true friend to another, who is an enemy to himself.--James Howell 

Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things. Unknown

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow. William Shakespeare 

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom. Francis Bacon

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. Linda Grayson

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.” —Albert Einstein

“If we have the attitude that it’s going to be a great day, it usually is.” —Catherine Pulsifier

“You can either experience the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The choice is yours.” —Unknown

“Impossible is just an opinion.” —Paulo Coelho

“Your passion is waiting for your courage to catch up.” —Isabelle Lafleche

“Magic is believing in yourself. If you can make that happen, you can make anything happen.” —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“If something is important enough, even if the odds are stacked against you, you should still do it.” —Elon Musk

“Hold the vision, trust the process.” —Unknown

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” —John D. Rockefeller

“People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable.” —Unknown

The hard days are what make you stronger.” ―Aly Raisman

“If you believe it’ll work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you don’t believe it’ll work out, you’ll see obstacles.” ―Wayne Dyer

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” ―Theodore Roosevelt

“You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” ―Shonda Rhimes

“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” ―George Lorimer

“I now tried a new hypothesis: It was possible that I was more in charge of my happiness than I was allowing myself to be.” ―Michelle Obama

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” ―Mahatma Gandhi

“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” ―Roy T. Bennett

“Work hard in silence, let your success be the noise.” ―Frank Ocean

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” ―Tim Notke

“If everything seems to be under control, you’re not going fast enough.” ―Mario Andretti

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” ―Thomas Edison

“The only difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” ―Jimmy Johnson

“The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.” ―Oscar Wilde

“Unsuccessful people make their decisions based on their current situations. Successful people make their decisions based on where they want to be.” ―Benjamin Hardy

“Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn’t give you credit.” ―Kamari, a.k.a. Lyrikal

“Work hard for what you want because it won’t come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.” ―Leah LaBelle

“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” ―Henry David Thorea

Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave and impossible to forget. G. Randolf

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Best friends don’t expect anything from you. They just accept you the way you are. Maxime Lagacé

A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. Elbert Hubbard

I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better. Abraham Lincoln

True friendship is like sound health. The value of it is seldom known until it be lost. Charles Caleb Colton

A friend is someone who helps you up when you’re down, and if they can’t, they lay down beside you and listen. Winnie The Pooh

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. Henry David Thoreau

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough. Walt Whitman

Friendship is not about whom you know the longest. It is about who came and never left. Paulo Coelho