Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.

Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.

Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life let us swear eternal friendship.

Friendship! Mysterious cement of the soul, Sweet'ner of life, and solder of society.

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

The steady discipline of intimate friendship with Jesus results in men becoming like Him.

I didn't like England. I couldn't take the look of the place or the style of friendship. I need more intimacy from people than is considered okay there, and I felt that my personality and my enthusiasms weren't understood. I had to put a big lid on myself.

Friendship is held to be the severest test of character.

When I was growing up, my mother was always a friend to my siblings and me (in addition to being all the other things a mom is), and I was always grateful for that because I knew she was someone I could talk to and joke with, and argue with and that nothing would ever harm that friendship.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.