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

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

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

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

Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.