Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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

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

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

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

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.