I would rather have speeches that are true than those which contain merely nice distinctions. Just as I would rather have friends who are wise than merely those who are handsome. Augustine, quoted by Richard Baxter in The Reformed Pastor. A friend is one who warns you. Old Jewish proverb.
Some people make enemies instead of friends because it is less trouble.
I thought I was the only one. Prosperity begets friends, adversity proves them. A friend is a person who does his knocking before he enters instead of after he leaves. He who loves 50 has 50 woes. He who loves 10 has 10 woes.