A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. 636
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing… not healing, not curing… that is a friend who cares. 605
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. 717
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. 962
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. 768
I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar. 1.7K
A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often – just to save it from drying out completely. 677
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. 650
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. 778
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. 692
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. 761
Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything. 658
