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

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.