Friends are the sisters and brothers from another mother that stay with you through ups and downs with all their heart. People say they are the family you chose for yourself for life, but what does it mean to you? True friends are always there for us, sharing in our happiness and helping to lighten our burdens, making life’s journey more enjoyable.
Quotes have a unique ability to convey the essence of friendship. They encapsulate feelings, provoke thought, and remind us of the importance of the relationships we hold dear.
In this blog, we’ve compiled 60 uplifting quotes about friendship from poets, authors, and thinkers to honor these remarkable ties. Whether you need a heartfelt message or something for social media, these quotes are ideal for celebrating your friends.
Take a moment to think about the friends who have been there for you. Let these quotes motivate you to appreciate and strengthen your connections, making every shared moment even more special.
60 Inspiring Friendship Quotes to Deepen Your Connection
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“A real friend is one who walks in when rest of the world walks out.”
— Walter Winchell
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“True friends are like diamonds- bright, beautiful, valuable and always in style.”
— Nicole Richie
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“A true friend accepts who you are but also helps you become who you should be.”
— Unknown
4.
“The love that comes from friendship is the underlying facet of a happy life.”
— Chelsea Handler
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“A friend is what a heart needs all the time.”
— Henry Van Dyke
6.
“Friends are the family you choose.”
— Jess C. Scott
7.
“It’s the friends you can call at 4:00 am that matter.”
— Marlene Dietrich
8.
“Friends are the siblings God never gave us.”
— Mencius
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“Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.“
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
10.
“A good friend is a connection to life – a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.”
— Lois Wyse
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“The capacity for friendship is God’s way of apologizing for our families.”
— Jon McInerney
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“I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun.”
— Charles R. Swindoll
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“A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
14.
“Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.”
— Heredotus
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“Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.”
— Bill Watterson
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“Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves.”
— Unknown
17.
“Friendship isn’t a big thing—it’s a million little things.”
— Paulo Coelho
18.
“A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.”
— Maya Angelou
19.
“Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.”
— Sarah Dessen
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“One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about.“
–Mindy kaling
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“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”
— Anais Nin
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“When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.”
— Maria Shriver
23.
“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.”
— John Evelyn
24.
“You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal.”
— Elizabeth Taylor
25.
“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.”
— Woodrow T. Wilson
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“A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they’re not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they’re not so bad.”
— Arnold H. Glasgow
27.
“Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.”
— Maria Puzo
28.
“Friends make you smile — best friends make you giggle ’til you pee your pants.”
— Terri Guillemets
29.
“True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.”
— David Tyson
30.
“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.”
— Eleanor Roosevolt
31.
“A friend is one who knows you and loves you the same.”
— Elbert Hubbard
32.
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
33.
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.”
— Linda Grayson
34.
“A friend can tell you things you don’t want to tell yourself.”
— Frances Ward Weller
35.
“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
— Albert Camus
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“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.”
— Khalil Gibran
37.
“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends.”
— Jane Austen
38.
“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.”
— Muhammad Ali
39.
“The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.”
— Hubert H. Humprey
40.
“The language of friendship is not words but meanings.”
— Henry David Thoreau
41.
“Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.”
— Ed Cunningham
42.
“Friendship is the wine of life.”
— Edward Young
43.
“There is nothing like puking with somebody to make you into old friends.”
— Sylvia Plath
44.
“It takes a good deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.”
— Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone
45.
“Real friends say bad things to your face and good things behind your back.”
— Steven Aitchison
46.
“A best friend is like a four-leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have.”
— Sarah Jessica Parker
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“To like and dislike the same things, that is what makes a solid friendship.”
— Sallust
48.
“My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane.”
— Matt Schucker
49.
“Whoever says friendship is easy has obviously never had a true friend.”
— Bronwyn Polson
50.
“Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.”
— Virginia Woolf
51.
“Friends are medicine for a wounded heart, and vitamins for a hopeful soul.”
— Steve Maraboli
52.
“True friendship is like sound health. The value of it is seldom known until it is lost.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
53.
“Friendship is not about whom you know the longest. It is about who came and never left.”
— Paulo Coelho
54.
“My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you’re most ashamed of.”
— Jodie Foster
55.
“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.”
— John Evelyn
56.
“Say what you want about aging, it’s still the only way to have old friends.”
— Robert Brault
57.
“As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.”
— Cicero
58.
“A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.”
— A.A. Milne
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“Friendship is born at the moment when one man says to another, ‘What! You too?”
— C.S. Lewis
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“Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies.”
— Richelle Mead
Final Words
Friendship is truly one of life’s most precious treasures, bringing joy, laughter, and steadfast support. These 60 quotes highlight the beauty and significance of valuing the friends who illuminate our lives. You can use them to convey your emotions, contemplate your relationships, or just honor the connections you’ve formed.
Let these inspiring words encourage you to care for your friendships. Today, take a moment to connect with a friend, share a quote, or make a new memory together—after all, genuine friendship is worth celebrating every single day.
