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

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

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

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

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

A friendship that like love is warm A love like friendship, steady.

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.

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

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