Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life. -James F. Byrnes.

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life. -James F. Byrnes.

To lose a friend is hardship, but to forget them is as if you died too.

To lose a friend is hardship, but to forget them is as if you died too.

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

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

Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, read more

Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. -George Eliot.

Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love.

Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love.

Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.

Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Give me one friend, just one, who meets The needs of all my varying moods.

Give me one friend, just one, who meets The needs of all my varying moods.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a read more

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.