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.

Friendship needs no words - it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.

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

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

An excellent man he has no enemies and none of his friends like him.

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

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.