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.

Confucius

contract. friendship, better

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

Jane Austen

friendship, finest balm, disappoint love

Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

Anais Nin

represents, world, friend

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Khalil Gibran

FRIENDSHIP

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

Laurence J.Peter

always, real friend, fool

A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.

Charles Darwin

friendship, best measures, worth

A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.

William Penn

FRIENDSHIP, TRUE FRIEND

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.