It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod my shadow does that much better.

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

Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success, I'd probably choose success.

A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.

Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

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

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.