Subject: People » Friends

He's a fine friend; he stabs you in the front.

(1904 – 1974) American author & radio producer

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.

If you help a friend in need, he is sure to remember you… the next time he’s in need.

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.

(1812 – 1870) English novelist

When you are down and out something always turns up – and it is usually the noses of your friends.

(1915 – 1985) stage & film actor & director

My neighbor has a circular driveway… he can’t get out.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

An enemy can partly ruin a man, but it takes a good-natured injudicious friend to complete the thing and make it perfect.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

One thing your friends will never forgive you is your happiness.

(1913 – 1960) French-Algerian author, philosopher & journalist

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success.


(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

Sewing Circle: Where friendship hangs by a thread.

There’s nothing simpler than avoiding people you don’t like; avoiding one’s friends, that’s the real test.

(1934 – ) English actress

A Merry Christmas to all my friends except two.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

The best accessory a girl can have is her best friend.

(1981 – ) heiress, socialite, media personality & model

No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them.

(1903 – 1966) English writer

I meet so many people; I don’t even know some of my friend’s names.

(1981 – ) heiress, socialite, media personality & model

Good hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even when you wish they were.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Friend: A person who listens attentively while you say nothing.

I like my buddies from west Texas; I liked them when I was young; I liked them then I was middle – age; I liked them before I was president; and I like them during president, and I like them after president.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

When our friends get into power, they aren’t our friends any more.