I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar. – Robert Brault
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life. – Pythagoras
If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere. – Zig Zaglar
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. – Epicurus
One who knows how to show and accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession. – Sophocles
I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs to life under a sting even better than under a caress. – André Gide
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation. – Simone Weil
Whoever understands how to do a kindness when he fares well would be a friend better than any possession. – Sophocles
I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better. – Plutarch
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. – Benjamin Franklin
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious. – Herodotus
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life. – Titus Maccius Plautus
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods. – Demosthenes
Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. – Anaïs Nin
Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends. – Richard Bach