Friendship needs no words - it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

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

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

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

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

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

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

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