Conjugal love or the friendship of spouses can persist even after sexual desires have weakened withered and disappeared.

Aristotle uses a mother's love for her child as the prime example of love or friendship.

Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success I'd probably choose success.

The differences between friends cannot but reinforce their friendship.

Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.

Love is flower like Friendship is like a sheltering tree.

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure because of all the things granted us by wisdom none is greater or better than friendship.

Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love.

My inspiration are the woman friendship and loneliness.

Love is like the wild rose-briar Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms but which will bloom most constantly?