In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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

Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.

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

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

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.

Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.