Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.

Friends are usually praised for standing by you in hard times, and that matters enormously. But a friend who can share your good fortune without envy, who is simply glad when things go well for you, is rarer and just as valuable. Plenty of friendships survive trouble and then quietly fall apart under success.

Notice who you tell first when something good happens, and how they respond. Be that person for someone else: when a friend has good news, let your pleasure in it be uncomplicated. And make time to see friends when nothing is wrong, so the friendship is not only a place you go to recover.