“Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.”

“God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.”

Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation

“Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.”

Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906) American women's rights activist

“Your Worst Enemy Could Be Your Best Friend && Your Best Friend Your Worst Enemy”

Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician

“Keep your enemies close, but your friends closer. That way your friends are between you and your enemies.”

Jim C. Hines (1974) American writer

“Your pet is not your friend. It is your hostage.”

Scott Dikkers (1965) American comic writer

“Well Im back in your good graces again
Remember when you told me that I was your only friend?”

Zooey Deschanel (1980) American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter

“Praise your friends, and let your friends praise you.”

James Burgh (1714–1775) British politician

“It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart: the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

“Then, seek a poet who your way does bend,
And choose an author as you choose a friend;
United by this sympathetic bond,
You grow familiar, intimate and fond;
Your thoughts, your words, your styles, your souls agree,
No longer his interpreter, but he.”

Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon (1637–1685) Irish poet