It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.

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

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

Don't walk behind me I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.

Some people go to priests others to poetry I to my friends.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.

It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.