One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.

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

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.

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

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

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

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

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

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.