Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.

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

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

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

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

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

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.