A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

Some people go to priests others to poetry I to my friends.

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

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

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

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

An excellent man he has no enemies and none of his friends like him.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

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

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