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.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.

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

Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.

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

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.