There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.

Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality.

Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.

Don't walk behind me I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.