Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

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

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

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

The best time to make friends is before you need them.

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

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

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

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

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