"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."
— Kahlil Gibran"When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it."
— A. Powell Davies"A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love."
— Basil of Caesarea"You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job."
— Laurence J. Peter"There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you."
— Paramahansa Yogananda"The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words."
— Cicero"Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over."
— Octavia E. Butler"I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better."
— Plutarch"Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway."
— Elbert Hubbard