Side by side or miles apart, real friends are always close to the heart.
Emerald slopes became so tall they touched the clouds, and showers painted diamond waterfalls that sluiced down cliff sides.
Sometimes the poorest woman leaves her children the richest inheritance.
Small boys become big men through the influence of big men who care about small boys.
Every coin has two sides, just like most people have two faces.
Except in cases of necessity, which are rare, leave your friend to learn unpleasant things from his enemies; they are ready enough to tell them.