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.

When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

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

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

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

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

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

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

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.