Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

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

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.

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

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

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