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

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.

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

The best time to make friends is before you need them.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.