Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

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

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

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

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

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

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