It is a sweet thing,

It is a sweet thing, friendship, a dear balm,
A happy and auspicious bird of calm…”
- Shelly

“A friend is someone who helps

“A friend is someone who helps you when your down, and if they can’t, they lay down beside you and listen”

“I’ll remember the things I did for a while, but I’ll remember the person I did them with forever.”

“Friendship is like a Christmas tree, decorated with warm memories and shared joys. You’re the slightly cracked ornament that always makes me smile.”

“God evidently does not intend us all to be rich or powerful, or great, but He does intend us to be friends.”

“The joy of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship. It is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him.”

“Friendship is one

“Friendship is one mind in two bodies.”
- Mencius

“Truth and tears clear the way to a deep and lasting friendship.”

“True friendship is never serene.”
- Mariede Svign

“Friendship: a building contract you sign with laughter and break with tears.”

“Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.”

“It’s the friends you can call up at 4am that matter.”
- Marlene Dietrick

“Material things can’t

“Material things can’t make the soul whole. The only the love, trust, and loyalty of friends can do that.”

“Friendship is not friendship without trust, without it I walk alone.”
- James P. Michels Jr. 

“Friendship is the golden ribbon that ties the world together.” 

“A friend is a

“A friend is a gift you give yourself.”
- Robert Louis Stevenson,

“Friend - a person known well to another and regarded with liking, affection and loyalty.”
- Collins English Dictionary 

“A new friendship is like an unripened fruit - it may become either an orange or a lemon”
- Emma Stacey