Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. — Thomas Jefferson
The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired.
There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone. — Henry David Thoreau
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life. — Jean de La Fontaine
Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
I don’t know why I don’t watch a lot of movies; I can barely keep up with the things my friends are in. — Meryl Streep
One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. — Marcus Annaeus Seneca
The wise man’s … friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities. — Charles Dudley Warner
A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way you are.