It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows read more

It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.

If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.

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.

We cannot tell the exact moment a friendship is formed; as in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is read more

We cannot tell the exact moment a friendship is formed; as in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses, there is at last one that makes the heart run over.

There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful
friend;
Gold some decayeth, and worldly read more

There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful
friend;
Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in
the winde;
But love once planted in a perfect and pure minde indureth weale
and woe;
The frownes of fortune, come they never so unkinde, cannot the
same overthrowe.
- edited by John Payne Collier,

A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still: you must not want to see everything.

A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still: you must not want to see everything.

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who read more

To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.