A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life.
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'
A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.