It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. La Rochefoucauld, François
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. Confucius
The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. Twain, Mark
The only way to have a friend is to be one. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words. Cicero
What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine. Cicero
When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative. Mencken, H.L.
Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me be ever the first, the truest, the nearest and dearest! Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
