I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod my shadow does that much better.

In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.

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

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

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

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

To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.