A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

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

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

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

Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.

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

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

The best time to make friends is before you need them.