It is not about who comes first and last, it is about who comes and never leave. 

When they have also been there the longest, it is a double blessing. ~ Marilyn Bishop 

Sometimes there is a quality to length of friendship that can't be beat. ~ Carlton Crutchfield 

I am so blessed to have many friends that proved it, and are still proving it. ~ Judi Giffen 

I have a lot of new friends who have supported me more in the short time I have known them than others who I thought who were my friends who deseted me in a time of need. ~ Lynne Cree