An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

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

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

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

The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod my shadow does that much better.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.