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

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

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

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.

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

A friendship that like love is warm A love like friendship, steady.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.