If you are looking for a friend who is faultless, you will be friendless.

Friendship of the wise is good; a wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.

A warm, rainy day-this is how it feels when friends get together. Friend refreshes friend then, as flowers do each others, in a spring rain.

My friend, the sufi is the friend of the present moment. To say tomorrow is not our way.

Always search for your innermost nature in those you are with, as rose oil imbibes from roses.

Stay with friends who support you in these. Talk with them about sacred texts, and how you are doing, and how they are doing, and keep your practices together.

Till man destroys “self” he is no true friend of God. 

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

To the query, What is a friend? his reply was A single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world.

I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends.

Be compassionate, not just to your friends but to everyone.

I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion

Sometimes when I meet old friends, it reminds me how quickly time passes. And it makes me wonder if we've utilized our time properly or not. Proper utilization of time is so important. While we have this body, and especially this amazing human brain, I think every minute is something precious. Our day-to-day existence is very much alive with hope, although there is no guarantee of our future. There is no guarantee that tomorrow at this time we will be here. But we are working for that purely on the basis of hope. So, we need to make the best use of our time. I believe that the proper utilization of time is this: if you can, serve other people, other sentient beings. If not, at least refrain from harming them. I think that is the whole basis of my philosophy. So, let us reflect what is truly of value in life, what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the basis of that. The purpose of our life needs to be positive. We weren't born with the purpose of causing trouble, harming others. For our life to be of value, I think we must develop basic good human qualities—warmth, kindness, compassion. Then our life becomes meaningful and more peaceful—happier.”