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

An excellent man he has no enemies and none of his friends like him.

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

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

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.

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

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

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.