"Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable." ~ Jean de La Fontaine
The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear. ~ Maya Angelou
Wherever we are, it is our friends that make our world. ~ Henry Drummond
The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
Friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
It takes a long time to grow an old friend. ~ John Leonard
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Friendship is like love at its best; not blind but sympathetically all-seeing; a support which does not wait for understanding; an act of faith which does not need, but always has, reason. ~ Louis Untermeyer
What a tiny list of friends I have! All my fault. I less and less want to see people. ~ Dodie Smith
If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give. ~ George MacDonald
Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some say, but in melody. ~ Henry David Thoreau