A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still.

Friendship is love without his wings!

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.

I get by with a little help from my friends.

To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

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

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

There is no friend as loyal as a book.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.

A good friend will always stab you in the front.

Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it, a slight physical antipathy most probably helps.

Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else.

Everyone wants 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.

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

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.

Loyalty is what we seek in friendship.