If goodness were only a theory, it were a pity it should be lost to the world. There are a number of things, the idea of which is a clear gain to the mind. Let people, for instance, rail at friendship, genius, freedom, as long as they will -the very names of these despised qualities are better than anything else that could be substituted for them, and embalm even the most envenomed satire against them.
Friendship? Yes Please.
There is no friend as loyal as a book.
Fate makes us family. choice makes us friends.
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
Losing my homies in a hurry, they're relocating to the cemetery.
Friendship is given us by nature, not to favor vice, but to aid virtue.
I think in all of us there is a profound longing for friendship, a deep yearning for the satisfaction and security that close and lasting friendships can give.
There is nothing like puking with somebody to make you into old friends.
Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes, and always count their change when it is handed to them.
Some of the more fatuous flag-waving Americans are in danger of forgetting that you can't extract gratitude as you would extract a tooth; that unless friendship is freely given, it means nothing and less than nothing.
A true friend never asks of you what they know you would never ask of them.
Friends are the sunshine of life.
But remember, when it comes to friends, it's not how much time you spend with them, just how you spend it!
Dogs love company. They place it first on their short list of needs.
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.
When two people respect each other, the ability to be vulnerable and to reveal hurt feelings can create a powerful emotional connection that is the source of real intimacy and friendship.
Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.
The permanency of most friendships depends upon the continuity of good fortune.
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.