A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

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

One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

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

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.