Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

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

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.

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

In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.