Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.

Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more

The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.

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

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

It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.

It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk read more

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

Friends are made by many acts and lost by only one.

Friends are made by many acts and lost by only one.

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, read more

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation that you ever had.