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.

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

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

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

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.

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