Some quotes you might find useful on love and friendship, and values we hold dear.

"To know and love one other human being is the root of all wisdom." Evelyn Waugh, in "Brideshead Revisited"

"Faithfulness is one of the marks of genius." Baudelaire

"By nature we forgive and forget a whole zoo of petty injuries; but we seldom forget, and have trouble forgiving, being lied to. In a curious sense, an injury is once, a lie forever." Robert Grudin from "Time and the Art of Living."

"Love is the willingness to share your solitude." Arynne Simon

"Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are." Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve French critic (1804-1869)

"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough." Frank Crane

"It's easy to explain young love or love at first sight, but how can we explain love after two people have been looking at each other for years?" John Ciardi, poet

"The opposite of love is not hate, it's pity." Arynne Simon

"Hell is being unable to remove the tear that you've placed in someone else's eye." Thomas Redd

"Each moment free from fear makes a person immortal." Arynne Simon

"Joy is like a kiss. In order to get any good out of it, you have to give it to someone else." Anonymous

"We may not always see eye to eye, but we can try to see heart to heart." Sam Levenson, writer

"The concept of two people living together without serious disputes suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep." A.P. Herbert

"Until you learn to forgive and forget -- and to do those rather quickly -- you aren't ready for a positive relationship with any person, and you're surely not ready for management." Arynne Simon, " Just Thinking"