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

That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.

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

That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.