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

An excellent man he has no enemies and none of his friends like him.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.

When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

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