A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.
Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.
I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love, like being enlivened with champagne.
Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache do be my enemy--for friendship's sake.
There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity.
In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.
Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.
The language of friendship is not words but meanings.
Friendship is the sweet melody that accompanies us as we dance through life's joys and sorrows.
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
Friendship is the sweet melody that plays in the background of our lives, bringing harmony to every moment.
Friendship is the foundation of love, kindness, and understanding.
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.