A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him.
What a great blessing is a friend with a heart so trusty you may safely bury all your secrets in it.
When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joy, and dividing our grief.
It is not what you give your friend, but what you are willing to give him, that determines the quality of your friendship.
A friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you just the same.
It is not the talking that counts between friends, it is the never needing to say what counts.
True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable.
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
To be a good friend remember that we are human magnets: that like attracts like and that as we give we get.
Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.
Friendships are fragile things, and require as much care in handling as any other fragile and precious thing.
Every man should have a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.