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

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

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

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

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

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

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

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.