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

Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

A friendship that like love is warm A love like friendship, steady.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

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

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.

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

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

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

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.