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

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

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

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

Love is flower like Friendship is like a sheltering tree.

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

Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.