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

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.

Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.