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

The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.

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

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

If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.

No good friends. No bad friends. Only people you want, need to be with; people who build their houses in your heart.

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

I get by with a little help from my friends.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

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

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.

Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.

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

Friendship is love without his wings!

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity

Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.

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

Children make your life important.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

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