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

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

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

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

A friendship that like love is warm A love like friendship, steady.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

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

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.