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

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

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

Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.

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

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

A friendship that like love is warm A love like friendship, steady.

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.