It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

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

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

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.

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

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