Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

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

Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

Some people go to priests others to poetry I to my friends.

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