A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

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

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

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

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.