I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

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

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

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

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.