A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'
Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.