It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives, forgetting loses the lesson.

Revenge-seeking minds destroy states, while those seeking reconciliation build nations.

It is of particular value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.

Assumptions are the termites of relationships.

You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

Forgiveness is not an elective in the curriculum of life. It is a required course, and the exams are always tough to pass.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Plato is my friend; Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.