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.

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

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

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

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.

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

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

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