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

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.

Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

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

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

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

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

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