Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.

The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.

One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

The best kind of friend is the kind you sit with, never say a word and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

We should behave to our friends as we would wish our friends to behave to us.

I get by with a little help from my friends.

As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.

Friendship is love without his wings!

The trouble is that people seem to expect happiness in life. I can't imagine why; but they do. They are unhappy before they marry, and they imagine to themselves that the reason of their unhappiness will be removed when they are married. When it isn't they blame the other person, which is clearly absurd. I believe that is what generally starts the trouble.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.