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

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

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

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

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

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.