One man's Poison Ivy is another Fellow's Spinach.
A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.
Do unto yourself as your Neighbours do unto Themselves and look Pleasant.
Early to bed and early to rise, and you'll meet very few of the best people.
Mark Twain said (particularly about Pink Marsh): "I have been reading him again, and my admiration overflows all limits. ... How effortless the limning! It is as if the work did itself, without help of the master's hand."
Every Man is the Architect of his own Fortunes, but the Neighbours superintend the Construction.