Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet read more

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere.

Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich read more

Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
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Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o' lang syne?

Friendship is neither a formality nor a mode: it is rather a life.

Friendship is neither a formality nor a mode: it is rather a life.

Friendship demands the ability to do without it.

Friendship demands the ability to do without it.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your read more

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

Friendship's the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial.

Friendship's the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial.