"Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable." ~ Jean de La Fontaine
The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear. ~ Maya Angelou
Wherever we are, it is our friends that make our world. ~ Henry Drummond
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. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
Friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
Do not keep the alabaster boxes of your kindness sealed up until your friends are gone. Speak approving, cheering words while their ears can hear them… and be made happier by them. ~ George William Childs
It takes a long time to grow an old friend. ~ John Leonard
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Friendship is like love at its best; not blind but sympathetically all-seeing; a support which does not wait for understanding; an act of faith which does not need, but always has, reason. ~ Louis Untermeyer
Friendship is a sheltering tree; Oh, the joys that come down shower-like! ~ Samuel Coleridge
And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and the sharing of pleasures. ~ Kahlil Gibran
What a tiny list of friends I have! All my fault. I less and less want to see people. ~ Dodie Smith