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

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

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

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

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

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.