True friends are like bright sunflowers that never fade away, even over distance and time

Only one thing’s sadder than remembering you were once free, and that’s forgetting you were once free.

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier.

The deflation, or flattening out, of values in Modern art does not necessarily indicate an ethical nihilism. Quite the contrary; in opening our eyes to the rejected elements of existence, art may lead us to a more complete and less artificial celebration of the world.

Good friends don't let you do stupid things.

A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity.

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.