- Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness. Euripides - One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. Lucius Annaeus Seneca - My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me. Henry Ford - A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. Walter Winchell - It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. Friedrich Nietzsche - One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. Euripides - The language of friendship is not words but meanings. Henry David Thoreau - It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. Friedrich Nietzsche - One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. Euripides