Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

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

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

In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.

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

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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