In every friendship hearts grow and entwine themselves together, so that the two hearts seem to make only one heart with only a common thought. That is why separation is so painful; it is not so much two hearts separating, but one being torn asunder.

Marriage helps us to develop the character of God himself as we stick with our spouses through good times and bad.

If you fail to cherish your wife in the difficult times, the damage done by those difficulties will be twice as bad and take three times as long to heal.

A gentle sister is the second best gift to a man.

Then, if the hull go down, there'll be thirty lively fellows all fighting for one coffin, a sight not seen very often beneath the sun!

I know, too, that ever since he lost his leg last voyage by that accursed whale, he's been a kind of moody—desperate moody, and savage sometimes; but that will all pass off. And once for all, let me tell thee and assure thee, young man, it's better to sail with a moody good captain than a laughing bad one.

I'd rather be killed by you than kept alive by any other man

Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.

To me, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from - if you're a good person and you got my back, I got yours.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

The fellowship of true friends who can hear you out, share your joys, help carry your burdens, and correctly counsel you is priceless.

True friends challenge us and help us to be faithful on our journey.