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

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

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

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

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

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.

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