“A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship”

“Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does.”

Jane Austen book Emma

“Good friendships are the foundation of all relationships. Whether it is in business or marriage. A good friend is the best partner.”

Titon Rahmawan

“Every relationship is transactional, whether it is a business relationship, a romantic relationship, a political relationship, a friendship, or a familial relationship.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

“That graft and corruption are found in governmental enterprises is a fact, but that they are more prevalent there than in business cannot be demonstrated.”

Kirby Page (1890–1957) American clergyman

“Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.”

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

“Prosperity may be found in small as in big business.”

Isaac Leib Peretz (1852–1915) Yiddish language author and playwright

“I’ll keep it short and sweet - Family. Religion. Friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business.”

Matt Groening (1954) American cartoonist

“Visson has said, "Today's profits are yesterday's good will ripened," and though friendship is no basis for Business yet Business is an excellent basis for lasting friendship. To cement this friendship the Businessman recalls the fact that the memory of quality remains long after the price is forgotten, and keeps Buskin's dictum in mind that there is nothing in this world that cannot be made a little worse and sold a little cheaper. While it is equally true that men will make a beaten path to your door to acquire a better quality article even if it be a mouse trap. Nevertheless, a man is known by the Company he floats, or the Secretaries he employs, though the latter fluctuate more than the market, especially if of the gentler sex!”

Peter de Noronha (1897–1970) Indian businessman

“Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.- Don Corleone”

Mario Puzo The Godfather