Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
You Too? I thought I was the only one.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
The language of friendship is not words but meanings.
If you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo.
A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud.
Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success.
The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.
You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.
Making it look easy is the hardest thing in the world to do.
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