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

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

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

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

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

Friendship needs no words - it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.