Numbers don't matter as long as they are genuine. It's better to only have a couple of true friends. 

Fair weather friends I could do without. Be a good and true one and I'm a friend for life. ~ Margaret Young 

Anyone who can see beneath my smile is indeed my friend for life.

You will know your true friend, when all the chips are down.

A true friend always there for you in good times and in bad times.

Friends are so valuable when you need a shoulder to lean on.

True friends are like Diamonds.  They are real and rare.  False friends are like leaves, they are scattered everywhere.

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.