There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving read more

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

I have loved my friends as I do virtue, my soul, my God.

I have loved my friends as I do virtue, my soul, my God.

Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their
friendship; and when they hear us praised read more

Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their
friendship; and when they hear us praised by others, will ascribe
it to sinister and interested motives if they can.

No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.

No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.

Let my hand,
This hand, lie in your own--my own true friend;
Aprile! Hand-in-hand with you, Aprile!

Let my hand,
This hand, lie in your own--my own true friend;
Aprile! Hand-in-hand with you, Aprile!

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.