The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

I don't know if I've ever been in a clique. The older I've gotten, the more I've realized what a true friend really is. So my friendship circle has changed a bit.

Friendship is unnecessary like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.

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.

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.

Love, friendship, networking - these are all critical connections and the foundation of a healthy, happy life.

Read as you taste fruit or savor wine or enjoy friendship, love or life

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

Rare as is true love True friendship is rarer.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings And that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something.