A real friend or mentor isn't on your payroll.

Love, friendship, laughter... some of the best things in life really are free.

Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.

Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.