Amity itself can only be maintained by reciprocal respect, and true friends are punctilious equals.

The relationships most worth cultivating are those between peers with mutual respect. The rest are unstable over long timescales.

honesty + natural bond + laughter and joy + genuine mutual support + revitalizing interactions + authentic communication = empowering friendships

A foundation of friendship is the basis for any relationship.

A successful relationship bridges the gap between men and women and that bridge is built with respect.

all friendships of any length are based on a continued, mutual forgiveness.

True and perfect Friendship is, to make one heart and mind of many hearts and bodies.

Unlike a variety of other relationships,friendship requires an acknowledgement by both parties that they are involved or it fails to exist.

Friendship ... receives its real sustenance from an equality that, to proceed without a limp, must have its two limbs equal.

Friendship is one mind in two bodies.

The essence of mutual respect lies in respecting each other's strategic autonomy and the right to development. On the contrary, hegemonism essentially deprives others of their strategic autonomy and the right to development.

Friendship: A true friend will always listen to you patiently, assist you readily, stand with you boldly, advise you wisely, heal your wounds tenderly, and help you transform your pain effectively.

Our experience has taught us that mutual confidence and respect between partners constitutes the basis of success of all efforts at unity.

I would rather have one amazing best friend than a hundred decent regular friends. It's not about quantity, it's about quality. True friendship is counted in memories, experiences, and troubles shared; it's a bond built up over time in person, not a virtual tally on the Internet. It finds you; you don't find it. A relationship forms, you discover common interests, and you realize this bond is the closest thing to romance that is possible. Yes, that's it: true friendship is a relationship without sex or attraction. It doesn't judge, gossip, flake, and get envious. It stands by you through thick and thin. It supports you at your lowest ebb and celebrates with you at your highest point. It allows you to be yourself, good and bad. And it's a two-way street: you give and take equally. Whether it's the friends who have walked with you or the friends who await you in the future, the value of true friendship is golden.