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

Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success, I'd probably choose success.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

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

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.

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

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

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.