Never underestimate the importance of friendship. As C.S. Lewis said, “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival."
We don't make friends because they are useful in times of need. It is the bond of friendship. As it grows stronger and closer, it has many positive aspects.
Right now, let me share with you my favorite collection of 11 quotations about friends.
"It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter." – Marlene Dietrich
matter, friends
"The language of friendship is not words but meanings." - Henry David Thoreau
language, meaning
"The best mirror is an old friend." - George Herbert
mirror
“A friend is a gift you give yourself.” - Robert Louis Stevenson
gift, give
"Friendship is like money, easier made than kept." - Samuel Butler
money
"Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don't say." - Anon
hears, listen
"My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me." - Henry Ford
best
"The only way to have a friend is to be one." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
way, friend
"A friendship that can end never really began." - Publilius Syrus
"Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget." - G. Randolf
friends, find, forget
"Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes." - Friedrich Nietzsche
love, blind, eyes