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

Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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.

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

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

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

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

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