Never refuse any advance of friendship, for if nine out of ten bring you nothing, one alone may repay you. ~ Madame de Tencin

If it is painful for you to criticize your friends, you’re safe in doing it; if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that’s the time to hold your tongue. ~ Alice Duer Miller

Friendship is more than just a phone call or a birthday present every year. It is more than just a ride to the mall or a study partner. It is a person who is by your side and sticks with you … just when you feel you’re on your own.

The only way to not break a friendship is not to drop it. ~ Julie Holz

Those who forget their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs. ~ William M. Thackeray

For so long my heart ached for friends … true friends … who I could laugh with and cry with, and who, through thick and thin, would always stick by me. And I have learned through experiences that these types of friends are hard to come by. And when you find them you have to hold on and never let go because you will never again find friends as true as them. ~ Victoria Puglia

If a friendship just stops existing, it was never there to begin with.

The only people who are worth being friends with are the people who like you as you are.

I know we’ll be friends for life, sharing our dreams together. As we walk down the road, we’ll never think twice, our memories will last forever. And although we’re off to different worlds, somehow we’re together. And even though we’re far apart, our memories are deep within our hearts. These are the times to remember, our memories will last forever more.

Throw away things you don’t need in the end, but keep what’s important, and know who’s your friend. ~ Phish

A simple friend hates when you call after she has gone to bed. A real friend asks why you took so long to call.

I don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends I can be certain of.

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems. A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A simple friend expects you to always be there for her. A real friend expects to always be there for you.

Friendship is the only sentiment that will hold this world together.

A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.

A friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be somewhere else.

The better you know someone, the less there is to say. Or maybe, there’s less that needs to be said.

Never shall I forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.

The road to a friend's house is never long.

We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

A friend understands even when your thoughts aren’t fitting into words.

A friend is someone who helps you up when you are down, and if they can’t … they lie down beside you and listen.

Friendship begins at the moment when one person says to another, “What? You too? I thought I was the only one!”

A friendship that ended never really began.

Friends find the beautiful things in us that no one else looks hard enough to find.

When a friend is in trouble, don’t insult him by asking what you can do. Think for yourself and start doing it.

A brother is not always a friend, but a friend is always a brother.

What is a friend? I will tell you … it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself. ~ Frank Crane

A good friend remembers what we were and sees what we can be.

A friend will know by the sound of your voice, by the look on your face, by the way you walk, by the things you do … exactly what kind of a day you’re having.

I value a friend who finds time for me on his calendar. But I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

Friends cross our path in this life and make the journey more beautiful.