The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

Some people go to priests others to poetry I to my friends.

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.

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