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

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

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

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

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

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

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

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