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

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

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!

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

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

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

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