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

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

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

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

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

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

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