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| A faithful friend is the medicine of life | | Bible | |
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| A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow. | | William Shakespeare | |
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| A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend. | | Henry David Thoreau | |
| A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. | | Walter Winchell | |
| A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that action, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment to friends; and that the most liberal professions of good-will are very far from being the surest marks of it | | George Washington | |
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| An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship | | Oscar Wilde | |
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| Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms | | George Eliot | |
| As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity. | | Ovid | |
| Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. | | George Washington | |
| Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. | | George Washington | |
| Be slow to fall into friendship, but when thou art in, continue firm and constant. | | Socrates | |
