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

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

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

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.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.