Quotes about friendship

"Wal'r, my boy," replied the Captain, "in the Proverbs of Solomon you will find the following words, 'May we never want a friend in need, nor a bottle to give him!' When found, make a note of."

What is the odds so long as the fire of soul is kindled at the taper of conwiviality, and the wing of friendship never moults a feather! What is the odds so long as the spirit is expanded by means of rosy wine, and the present moment is the least happiest of our existence!

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine.

Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.

" we know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each others honesty,"

You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends.

You blessed my life!

Never on me had rested woman's love.

My mother even could not find me fair:

I had no sister; and, when grown a man,

I feared the mistress who would mock at me.

But I have had your friendship — grace to you

A woman's charm has passed across my path.

Those who seek the truth are more than friends. They are brothers.

One of life’s joys was to have friends who gave you reality checks...who would call you on your crap before it rose so high you drowned in it.

Of two friends, one is always the slave of the other, although frequently neither acknowledges the fact to himself.

My friendships were not... transcendent. They were all tied to my work, and when my work went away, so did all my friends. They were not unkind, they still inquired after me, they made overtures, but there was nothing to say, our minds and our hearts did not really touch at any point. I discovered that I did not know anybody, and nobody knew me.

But please remember, especially in these times of group-think and the right-on chorus, that no person is your friend (or kin) who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow and be perceived as fully blossomed as you were intended.