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

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

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

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

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

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

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

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!

Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.