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

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

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

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

Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.

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

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

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

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