A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.

True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.

A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.

Don’t make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.

How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give ’em.

I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

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.

The real test of friendship is can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?

A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they’re not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they’re not so bad.

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.

If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together… there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart… I'll always be with you.

Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m glad for that.

One’s friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm & constant.

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.

Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don’t over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.

If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.

You can always tell a real friend: when you’ve made a fool of yourself he doesn’t feel you’ve done a permanent job.

Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.

Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend’s success.

The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.

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.