Aristotle Quotes on Friendship
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Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.
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Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.
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Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
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When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition.
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To the query, 'What is a friend?' his reply was 'A single soul dwelling in two bodies.'
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A friend is a second self.
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Friendship is essentially a partnership.
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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.
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My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
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Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.
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Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.