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

Friendship should be more than biting time can sever.

Friendship should be more than biting time can sever.

A true friend sticks with you through thick and thin no matter what.

A true friend sticks with you through thick and thin no matter what.

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; read more

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; one should keep his friendships in constant repair.

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.

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things read more

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.

Agreement in likes and dislikes--this, and this only, is what
constitutes true friendship.

Agreement in likes and dislikes--this, and this only, is what
constitutes true friendship.

The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. read more

The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. His friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can read more

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.