I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. – Pietro Aretino
The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple? – Eugene Kennedy
There is no class of people so hard to manage in a state, as those whose intentions are honest, but whose consciences are bewitched. – Napoleon Bonaparte