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

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

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.

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

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

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

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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

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