"Wishing to be friends is quick work but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit."
- Aristotle
"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake."
"In poverty and other misfortunes of life true friends are a sure refuge."
"Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies."
"There is no great genius without a mixture of madness."
"Honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."
"All men seek one goal: success or happiness."
"God has many names though He is only one Being."
"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life the whole aim and end of human existence"
"Different men seek ... happiness in different ways and by different means."