Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

The best time to make friends is before you need them.

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

Some people go to priests others to poetry I to my friends.

One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.