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

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

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

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

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

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.

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

Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.