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

That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod my shadow does that much better.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.

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

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

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

An excellent man he has no enemies and none of his friends like him.

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