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

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

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

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

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

Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.

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

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