Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake. – J. Donald Walters

A man’s growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. – Aristotle

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. – Aristotle