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

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

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

Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

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

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

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

Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.