One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

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

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

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

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

I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

Some people go to priests others to poetry I to my friends.

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

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