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

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.

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

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

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

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

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.