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

The best time to make friends is before you need them.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.

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

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.