True friendship is like sound health the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk.

Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.