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

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.

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

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.

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.