The only way to have a friend is to be one. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Almost every man we meet requires some civility; requires to be humored; - he has some fame, some talent, some whim of religion or philanthropy in his head that is not to be questioned, and which spoils all conversation with him. But a friend is a sane man who exercises not my ingenuity, but me. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Friends should be like books, easy to find when you need them, but seldom used. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

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Surround yourself with love, not friends.

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To arrive at perfection, a man should have very sincere friends or inveterate enemies; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill conduct, either by the censures of the one or the admonitions of the other.

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Friendship is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself. ― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

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A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Happy is the house that shelters a friend. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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