Man seeks, in his manhood, not orders, not laws and peremptory dogmas, but counsel from one who is earnest in goodness and faithful in friendship, making man free.

Distant or near, in joy or in sorrow, each in the other sees his true helper to brotherly freedom.

It was Bonhoeffer and his friends who proved by their resistance unto death that even in the age of the nation-state there are loyalties which transcend those to state and nation.

But what is the finest book, or picture, or house, or estate, to me, compared to my wife, my parents, or my friend.

Life has no pleasure higher or nobler than that of friendship.

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

Friends make life a lot more fun.

Life takes a bit of time and a lot of relationship.

I know of no realm of life that can provide more companionship in a lonely world or greater feelings of security and purpose in chaotic times than the close ties of a family.

Friends create the world anew each day. Without their loving care, courage would not suffice to keep heartsstrong for life.

Overcome as much as you can—nay even more than you can—the sensitiveness of your mind and check the copious flow of your tears. Else your deep affection for your nephew may be construed by unbelievers as indicating despair of God. You must regretim not as dead but as absent. You must seem to be looking for him rather than have lost him.