That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.

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

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

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.

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

Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.

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

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.