“Have no friends not equal to yourself.”

“Are you friend with yourself?”

“The best way to honor friends who have died is to treat our living ones with equal affection.”

“Never engross the whole conversation to yourself. Say as little of yourself and friends as possible.”

“A friend is a gift you give yourself.”

“Neither make thy friend equal to a brother; but if thou shalt have made him so, be not the first to do him wrong.”

“If you have a dog, you will most likely outlive it; to get a dog is to open yourself to profound joy and, prospectively, to equally profound sadness.”

“Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk.”

“Always be true to your friends, just as you are to yourself.”

“If you make friends with yourself, you'll never be alone.”