Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

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

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.

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

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