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

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

Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

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

Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.