Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.

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

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

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

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

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

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