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

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

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

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

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

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

The best time to make friends is before you need them.