quotations about friends
Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what he gets if he loses both.
AESOP
Fables
Who hath one friend, of straight and loyal mind,
But one, of all the million swarms of men,
Is strong, beyond the energy of ten,
Is rich, beyond the level of mankind.
WILLIAM WILSEY MARTIN
"One Friend"
Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS
The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
My friends' happiness forms part of my own.
PEDRO ALEXIS TABENSKY
Happiness: Personhood
If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.
ZIG ZIGLAR
attributed, The Power of Respect: Benefit from the Most Forgotten Element of Success
Friends made fast seldom remain fast.
AUSTIN O'MALLEY
Keystones of Thought