Exercise discrimination in the choice of your friends, preferring sincerity over praise, and loyalty over friendly smiles.

Realize that to have friends one must BE a friend, first. Make friendship a life priority.

Demand nothing of others. Act and React in a spirit of freedom.

Include other people's happiness in your own.

Be more interested in listening to others than in getting them to listen to you.

The secret to friendship is active, not merely verbal, concern for the well-being of others.

Concentrate on liking others, rather than worrying about how well they like you.

Show appreciation and don't take it for granted that your friends always know how you feel about them.

Accept your friends as they are; don't try to re-create them in your own image or according to your own desires.

Never impose your moods, good or bad, on others, but give them space to define their own feelings.

Subordinate your needs to those of others, and find in friendship itself your fulfillment.

Never belittle a friend's enthusiasms.

Don't rob your friends of courtesy. Expect their rights to their own points of view.

Accept any differences between you good-naturedly, and appreciatively.

Express kindness not only with words, but with your eyes and through the tone of your voice.

Share with friends your aspirations and ideals rather than only pass time with comraderie.

Give friends your full attention when conversing with them.

Always hold kind thoughts, especially when misunderstandings occur.

Never judge, but concentrate on what attracts you to your friends.

Never criticize, but voice sincerely the beneficial truth.

Rejoice in a friend's good fortune, never drawing unfavorable comparisons to your own condition.

Give a friend strength and understanding in his sorrows, not sharing his grief so deeply that you intensify it.

Support a friend in truth, no less so if it means confessing your own error.

An essential quality in friendship is reliability. Be true to your word, your promises, and your commitments.

Learn and grow through your association with others.

Seek transcendence in your relationships.

Love God above all.

See God's love behind the blessing of friendship.

Focus on the longer rhythms of friendship, rather than the present tensions in your relationships.

Be unfailingly loyal. Be a true friend to others, even when they let you down.

Seek benefits which are mutual, and never use a friend for selfish ends.