Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

If frienship is your weakest point then you are the strongest person in the world.

Do good to those who hate you and turn their ill will to friendship.

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.

I was a little cross.I ask pardon. If I do get up a little temper I have no sufficient time to keep it up.

When I got him out he was near froze solid and shivering. He was shaking so hard that I wasted half a glass of whiskey trying to aim it for his mouth. Must have got enough of it into him, though, since it did seem to bring him back to life.

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end... I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.