Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

True friendship is like sound health the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.

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

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

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.