Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

Some people go to priests others to poetry I to my friends.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.

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

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

The language of friendship is not words but meanings

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.