A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.

Mark Twain

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

Abraham Lincoln

True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.

Charles Caleb Colton

A man's character is his fate.

Heraclitus

Watch your thoughts; for they become words. Watch your words; for they become actions. Watch your actions; for they become habits. Watch your habits; for they become character. Watch your character for it will become your destiny.

Frank Outlaw