Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

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

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

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

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.

When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.