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

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.

Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

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

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

Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.