Friendship is inexplicable, it should not be explained if one doesn't want to kill it.

Friendship is inexplicable, it should not be explained if one doesn't want to kill it.

Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never thought upon.

Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never thought upon.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude — roots that can be pulled up.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude — roots that can be pulled up.

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity
by sharing its griefs and anxieties.
[Lat., Secundas res splendidiores read more

Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity
by sharing its griefs and anxieties.
[Lat., Secundas res splendidiores facit amicitia, et adversas
partiens communicansque leviores.]

Friendship needs no words—it is a loneliness relieved of the anguish of loneliness.

Friendship needs no words—it is a loneliness relieved of the anguish of loneliness.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

In my friend, I find a second self.

In my friend, I find a second self.