"When we exaggerate our friends' tenderness towards..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“What makes false reckoning, as regards gratitude, is that the pride of the giver and the receiver cannot agree as to the value of the benefit.”

“We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.”

“Men and things have each their proper perspective; to judge rightly of some it is necessary to see them near, of others we can never judge rightly but at a distance.”

“When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments.”

“Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.”

“The language of friendship is not words but meanings.”

“Take time to be kind and to say 'thank you'.”

“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.”

“For this relief much thanks. 'Tis bitter cold, and I am sick at heart.”