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

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

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

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces.

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

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success, I'd probably choose success.

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

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

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