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

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

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.

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

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.