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

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.

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

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

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

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

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

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

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