To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who read more

To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us read more

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

It takes a long time to grow an old friend.

It takes a long time to grow an old friend.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

I'm treating you as a friend asking you to share my present minuses in the hope that I can ask read more

I'm treating you as a friend asking you to share my present minuses in the hope that I can ask you to share my future pluses.

It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows read more

It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him.