Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

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

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.