The touchstone of false friends is the day of need: by way of proof, ask a loan from your friends.

Friendship with the wise gets better with time, as a good book gets better with age.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, you've had a great life.

Santa Claus has the right idea: visit people once a year.

The test of friendship is assistance in adversity-and that, too, unconditional assistance. Cooperation which needs consideration is a commercial contract, and not friendship. Conditional cooperation is like adulterated cement which does not bind.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are in the wrong. Nearly anybody will side with you when you are in the right.