Quotes on Great Friendship

The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

"Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.

Friendship needs no words - it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.

Never forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few.

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.

No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.