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

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

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

Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.

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

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

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

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

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.