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

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

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

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

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.