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

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

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

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

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

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