If you make a friend, make one only after testing him, and do not be in a hurry to confide in him.
There are friends who are so when it suits their convenience, who will not stand by you when you are in trouble.
-Ben Sira

"My friends are my estate. Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them. They tell me those who were poor early have different views of gold. I don't know how that is. God is not so wary as we, eles He would give us no friends, lest we forget Him."

- Emily Dickinson

"The greatest love a person can have for his friends is to give his life for them."

- John 15:13

A friend drops their plans when you're in trouble, shares joy in your accomplishments, feels sad when you're in pain. A friend encourages your dreams and offers advice--but when you don't follow it, they still respect and love you. (Doris Wild Helmering)

A friend is someone who, upon seeing another friend in immense pain, would rather be the one experiencing the pain than to have to watch their friend suffer.

(Anonymous)