Friends Quotes - Quotes about Friends

"Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."

"In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds."

"A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends."

"Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo."

"As one's gifts increase, his friends decrease."

"Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must do."

"Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks."

"We often choose a friend as we do a mistress -- for no particular excellence in themselves, but merely from some circumstance that flatters our self-love."

"To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind."

"There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise."

"The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for."

"A decent boldness ever meets with friends."