quotes

"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."
-Buddha

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow grow, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."
-George Washington

Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
-Elbert Hubbard

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
-John Churton Collins