True friendship is like health; its value is not felt until it is lost. — Francis Bacon (UK)
Maintain a certain distance between friends to ensure their friendship lasts forever. — Charles
A person without friends and without enemies is merely an ordinary mortal. — Lafayette
True friendship is a slow-growing plant that must endure and withstand the impact of adversity to deserve the name of friendship. — George Washington
He who seeks a friend without flaws, seeks no friend at all! — Proverb
Life's most precious thing is life, its greatest need is learning, its greatest joy is work, and its most important thing is friendship. — Joseph Stalin
Do not worry about the lack of acquaintances on the road ahead; everyone in the world will come to know you. — Gao Shi (Tang Dynasty)
Friendship! The mysterious combiner of souls! The beautifier of life, the consolidator of society! — Robert Buire
True friends do not hang friendship on their lips; they do not demand anything from each other for the sake of friendship, but do everything they can for one another. — Vissarion Belinsky
If a person does not pay attention to making new friends on their life's journey, they will soon feel lonely. Sir, one should constantly enrich one's friendship with others. — Samuel Johnson
To have one soulmate in a lifetime is enough; let us view the world through that shared understanding. — Lu Xun
Friendship between people unites the hearts of many; because of this precious connection, it is gentle and sweet. — Augustine
One of the primary benefits of friendship is that it allows the resentment and depression in the heart to be vented and released, emotions that can be triggered by various feelings. — Francis Bacon
A gentleman may be clumsy at knowing himself, but is sincere in knowing others. — Sima Qian
Insidious friendship may grant you insignificant small favors, but it will deprive you of your treasures—independent thought and the pure love of truth! — Vissarion Belinsky