But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

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.

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

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

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

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

Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

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