Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

"A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire."

"However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship."

"True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen."

"There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not."

"We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears."