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

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

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

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.