A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.

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

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

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

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.

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

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

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