Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.

It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.

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

Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

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

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

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

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