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

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod my shadow does that much better.

The best time to make friends is before you need them.

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

A friendship that like love is warm A love like friendship, steady.

True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.

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

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