“I have some friends, some worthy friends, And worthy friends are rare: These carpet slippers on my feet, That padded leather chair; This old and shabby dressing-gown, So well the worse of wear. I have some friends, some honest friends, And honest friends are few; My pipe of briar, my open fire, A book that's not too new; My bed so warm, the nights of storm I love to listen to.”

“I have some friends, some good, good friends, Who faithful are to me: My wrestling partner when I rise, The big and burly sea; My little boat that's riding there So saucy and so free. I have some friends, some golden friends, Whose worth will not decline: A tawny Irish terrier, a purple shading pine, A little red-roofed cottage that So proudly I call mine.”

“All other friends may come and go, All other friendships fail; But these, the friends I've worked to win, Oh, they will never stale; And comfort me till Time shall write The finish to my tale.”

Robert William Service

“A friendship that can end never really began.”

Publilius Syrus

“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.”

Helen Keller

“An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.”

The Buddha

“A friend to all is a friend to none.”

Aristotle

“Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.”

‘Abdu’l-Bahá

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”

The Bible

“Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.”

Friedrich Nietzsche