If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

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.

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

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

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

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

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

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