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

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

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

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship

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

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

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

The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights.