I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that read more

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends. -John Churton Collins.

In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends. -John Churton Collins.

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never thought upon.

Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never thought upon.

Then come the wild weather, come sleet or come snow,
We will stand by each other, however it blow.

Then come the wild weather, come sleet or come snow,
We will stand by each other, however it blow.

To reprove small faults within due vehemence, is as absurd as if a man should take a great hammer to read more

To reprove small faults within due vehemence, is as absurd as if a man should take a great hammer to kill a fly on his friend's forehead.

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that read more

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

One sure way to lose another woman's friendship is to try to improve her flower arrangements.

One sure way to lose another woman's friendship is to try to improve her flower arrangements.

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.