Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.