Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.

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

True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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

Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.