It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.

A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.