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

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

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

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

One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.

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

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

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

It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.

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