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

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

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

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

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

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

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

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

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.