Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

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

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

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.

Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.

True friendship is like sound health the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.