True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable. ~ Dave Tyson Gentry
Friends are the family we choose. ~ Jennifer Aniston, Esquire
Friends are an aid to the young, to guard them from error; to the elderly, to attend to their wants and to supplement their failing power of action; to those in the prime of life, to assist them to noble deeds. ~ Aristotle
The man who treasures his friends is usually solid gold himself. ~ Marjorie Holmes, Love & Laughter
If you'd be beloved, make yourself amiable. A true friend is the best possession. ~ Benjamin Franklin
A good motto is: Use friendliness but do not use your friends. ~ Frank Crane
If you are a friend, why do you bite me so hard? If an enemy, why do you fawn on me? ~ Aesop's Fables
Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything. ~ Willa Cather, Shadow on the Rock
Friendship renders prosperity more brilliant, while it lightens adversity by sharing and making the burden common. ~ Cicero
The language of friendship is not words but meanings. ~ Henry David Thoreau
The one you love, your anam cara, your soul friend, is the truest mirror to reflect your soul. ~ John O'donohue, Anam Cara
The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. ~ Elisabeth Foley
We have been friends together in sunshine and in shade. ~ Caroline Norton