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

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.

Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

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.