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

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

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.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

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

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

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.