true friend, overlooks your failure, tolerates your success
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
friendship, shadow, evening, sun of life
Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.
There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.
FRIENDSHIP, THERE ARE NO RULES FOR FRIENDSHIP
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
unnecessary, philosophy, friendship
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
intimate, courteous, friendship
The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.
The greatest gift , I have received it
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
friends, explain, believe, enemies
Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.
FRIENDSHIP, FURTHER WAY TO DEFINE FRIENDS