Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

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

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings

True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.

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

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.