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

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

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

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.