Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.

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

Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality.

Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.