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

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship

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

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

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