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

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

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

True friendship is like sound health the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

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

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