Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

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

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

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

An excellent man he has no enemies and none of his friends like him.

To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.

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

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.