If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for read more

If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own.

Never Explain--your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway.

Never Explain--your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to read more

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

The friendship we share grows amidst the craggy rock pond; reeds of water spray fireflies scented with bonfires.

The friendship we share grows amidst the craggy rock pond; reeds of water spray fireflies scented with bonfires.

Friendship is a blessing and love is a gift. Do not let it go easily.

Friendship is a blessing and love is a gift. Do not let it go easily.

For friendship, of itself a holy tie,
Is made more sacred by adversity.

For friendship, of itself a holy tie,
Is made more sacred by adversity.

Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.

Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.

Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.

Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.

A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value read more

A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity.