Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

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

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.

Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.

The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights.

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

Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.

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

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

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