It takes a long time to grow an old friend. John Leonard
But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. Khalil Gibran
A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you. Paramahansa Yogananda