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

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.

In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.

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

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

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

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

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