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

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

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

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

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

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

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

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

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