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

Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.

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

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

Some people go to priests others to poetry I to my friends.

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

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

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