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

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

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

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

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

Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.

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

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.

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

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.