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

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.

Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

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

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.