To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world. Real friends are those who, when you feel you've made a fool of yourself, don't feel you've done a permanent job. Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side. I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to. Lead your life so you won't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. Following the path of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked.