"The difference between a friend and an acquaintance is that a friend helps; an acquaintance merely advises." ~ Calgary Bob Edwards
A man's best friends are his ten fingers. ~ Robert Collyer
Words are easy, but real friendship is difficult. ~ Baganda Proverb
Many women… have buoyed me up in times of weariness and stress. Each friend was important… Their words have seasoned my life. Influence, just like salt shaken out, is hard to see, but its flavor is hard to miss. ~ Pam Farrel
Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend. ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life." ~ Thomas Jefferson
There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound. ~ Diana Cortes, Girls' Book of Friendship
I’ve always looked at friends as the family we choose. ~ Joan Lunden
A real friend never gets in your way—unless you happen to be on the way down. ~ Wayne Dyer
A true friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be anywhere else. ~ Len Wein
We need old friends to help us grow old and new friends to help us stay young. ~ Letty Cottin Pogrebin