friendship quotes from influential philosophers, authors and people
"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."
358
"A friend to all is a friend to none."
594
"Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit."
601
"May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies."
692
"Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them."
976
"There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend."
1020
"For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother."
1090
"The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend as to find a friend worth dying for."
1092