A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil -- but it needs a little mulch of letters read more

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil -- but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small silly presents every so often -- just to save it from drying out completely.

Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.

Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.

Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.

Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.

Let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man.

Let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man.

Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie.

Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie.

Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.

Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.

To act the part of a true friend requires more conscientious feeling than to fill with credit and complacency any read more

To act the part of a true friend requires more conscientious feeling than to fill with credit and complacency any other station or capacity in social life.

Some birds aren't meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part read more

Some birds aren't meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up, does rejoice. I guess I just miss my friend.

Never shall I forget the time I spent with you. Please continue to be my friend, as you will always read more

Never shall I forget the time I spent with you. Please continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.