
N the face of a true friend a man sees as it were a second self ... —
Marcus Tullius Cicero

To set a gloss on faint deeds, hollow welcomes,
Recanting goodness, sorry ere 'tis shown;
But where there is true friendship, there needs none. —
William Shakespeare

True friendship is rare. Don't let a little dispute ruin a friendship. —
Steve Maraboli

A benefit of friendship is knowing whom to tell secrets to. —
Alessandro Manzoni

Our most difficult task as a friend is to offer understanding when we don't understand. —
Robert Breault

Nothing opens the heart like a true friend, to whom you may impart griefs, joys, fears, hopes ... and whatever lies upon the heart ... —
Francis Bacon

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship. —
C.S. Lewis

A true friend is a gift from God. Since God doesn't exist, guess what? Neither do true friends. —
Scott Dikkers

Take not a minute for granted, because that minute can never be replaced. —
Melody Carstairs

When twilight drops her curtain down And pins it with a star Remember that you have a friend Though she may wander far. —
L.M. Montgomery

Yes, Brooke, sometimes friends can get you into trouble. But a good friend will always come and to your rescue. —
Gretchen Preston

A true friend reminds you why you should believe in yourself when you've forgotten. —
Charles F. Glassman

A man can't talk of true happiness if he has never known true love - the trusting, selfless and unconditional love that I took for granted. —
Janvier Chouteu-Chando

A true friend knows when to give advice and when to just listen.
"stuff I think about" book by Sondra Faye —
Sondra Faye

My true friends always gave me this supreme proof of attachment: a spontaneous aversion to the men I loved. —
Colette

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked. —
Bernard Meltzer

True friendship develops not as a result of money or power but on the basis of genuine human affection. —
Dalai Lama

A true friend will never do match-making if they dont like the person that makes their friend Happy —
Chime

True friendship is as rare as twin lotuses on a single stalk. —
Lauren Bjorkman

A true friend sticks with you through thick and thin no matter what. —
Kayla Mueller

Sometimes, our pride compels us to engage in costly wars when a true commitment to a compromising peace would have been the best course to pursue. —
Janvier Chouteu-Chando

True friendship is a promise you keep forever. —
Sarah Dessen

Friends share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand. —
Henri Nouwen

Our friends have a way of reminding us of how fabulous we are when the rest of the world has forgotten. —
Mandy Hale

A true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear. —
E.A. Bucchianeri

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else. —
Len Wein

The greatest medicine is a true friend. —
William Temple

If you loved once, and if you cared once, you never really stop. And if you build a true foundation,
a true friendship, that never really goes away. —
Wilmer Valderrama

If a normally kind, agreeable person makes an enemy of you, you ought to ask yourself why. —
Joyce Rachelle

All friends are not for life, but if you have a true friend, you have a life. —
Lois Wyse

A man who does not honor the company of his true friends will never see the light of true love. —
Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Strangers will show you the way
But a true friend will escort you,
to your destination.
1st November, 2006 —
Tushar Mangl

The friend that always finds time to spend with you without consulting his or her calendar is a true friend. —
Ellen J. Barrier

A messy house is a must - it separates your true friends from other friends.
Real friends are there to visit you not your house! —
Jennifer Wilson

True worship is when a person, through their person, attains intimacy and friendship with God. —
William Temple

A true friend knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you forget the words —
Unknown

A true friend finds a way to celebrate - even in the worst moments of life - and forces it upon you. —
Rionna Morgan

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire. —
Francois De La Rochefoucauld

A true friend is one who will help you get to your destiny. —
Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling. —
Arthur Brisbane

Being there when things are easy is one of the benefits of being a good friend. Being there when things get difficult is one of the tests. —
Nina Guilbeau

Friends make life a lot more fun. —
Charles R. Swindoll

Only a true friend would try to get someone she cared about to become princess over herself. —
Kiera Cass

If your dog, your best friend turns on you, take a good look at yourself. You may have a serious personality disorder. —
Will Leamon

Soulmate is an overused term, but a true soul connection is very rare, and very real. —
Hilary Duff

Hold a true friend with both your hands. —
Friedrich Nietzsche

You can never lose a true friend ... —
Sable

A true friend is a person who knows the darkest part of your life and still loves you. —
Osunsakin Adewale

To give counsel, as well as to take it, is a feature of true friendship. —
Marcus Tullius Cicero

True friends are not mirrors where we can always see ourselves reflected in a positive light. —
Shannon L. Alder

If you'd be beloved, make yourself amiable. A true friend is the best possession. —
Benjamin Franklin

A Friend who can never Understand your Need can never be your true friend Indeed —
Abhishek Sundarraman

I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him. —
David Gemmell

Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies. —
Richelle Mead

Amicu certus in re incerta cernitur'
[A true friend is a friend when in difficulty] —
Quintus Ennius

The Guardians wouldn't abandon the last Dragomir. And I wouldn't have abandoned Lissa even if there were a million Dragomirs. —
Richelle Mead

It is hard to have a true friend, and it is harder to be the one ... —
Tran Dai Nghia

The process of falling in love at first sight is as final as it is swift in such a case, but the growth of true friendship may be a lifelong affair. —
Sarah Orne Jewett
A true friendship is a love without expectations but with fair a share of contribution. —
Debasish Mridha

A true best friend loves you even when it seems like you've gone off the deep end. —
Liz Fenton
A true friendship is one that is strong enough to travel the two-lane highway of honesty! EL —
Evinda Lepins

A true friend never asks of you what they know you would never ask of them. —
Alan Carr

A true friend gives you exactly what you need, even if she has no idea why you need it. —
Lindsey Leavitt

Oh, a friend! How true is that old saying, that the enjoyment of one is sweeter and more necessary than that of the elements of water and fire! —
Michel De Montaigne

Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for. —
Mariella Frostrup

If I had a box just for wishes and dreams that had never come true, the box would be empty, except for the memory of how they were answered by you. —
Jim Croce

A true friend fills our lives with the aroma of love. —
Debasish Mridha

As uncommon a thing as true love is, it is yet easier to find than true friendship. —
Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Like a surgeon, friends cut you in order to heal you. —
Timothy Keller

Friendship is like a rose ... opening one petal at a time, only as it unfolds ... day by day it reveals its true beauty. —
Joan Walsh Anglund

A true friend let's you know that the door is always open, even when it's closed. —
Charles F. Glassman