Friendship adds color to our lives. It’s the quiet moments of understanding and the shared laughter that make our hearts full. A friend’s presence turns ordinary days into cherished memories.
To celebrate these bonds, we’ve gathered the best quotes on meaningful friendship. These words capture the essence of what it means to be a true friend. Read on to find the quotes that speak to your heart and remind you of the special people in your life.
Quotes About True Friendship
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” — Elbert Hubbard
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” — C.S. Lewis
“The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.” — Hubert H. Humphrey
“True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.” — Helen Keller
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” — Helen Keller
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Walter Winchell
“A friend to all is a friend to none.” — Aristotle
“Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest, it’s about who came and never left your side.” — Unknown
“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.” — Irish Proverb
“A true friend is the greatest of all blessings and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.” — François de La Rochefoucauld
“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” — Woodrow Wilson
“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.” — Elie Wiesel
“A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” — Donna Roberts
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” — Khalil Gibran
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” — Thomas Aquinas
“A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.” — Unknown
“Friends are the family you choose.” — Jess C. Scott
“In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.” — Salman Rushdie
“Friendship is like a rainbow between two hearts.” — Unknown
“True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” — David Tyson Gentry
“Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.” — Baltasar Gracián
“The language of friendship is not words but meanings.” — Henry David Thoreau
“A friend is what the heart needs all the time.” — Henry van Dyke
“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.” — Christy Evans
“One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.” — Clifton Fadiman
“A true friend is forever a friend.” — George MacDonald
“Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.” — G. Randolf
“Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.” — Ed Cunningham
“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.” — Leo Buscaglia
“Friendship is not about whom you have known the longest, but who came and never left your side.” — Unknown
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Friendship is the wine of life.” — Edward Young
“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” — Elisabeth Foley
“Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.” — Euripides
“A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.” — Grace Pulpit
Inspirational Friendship Quotes
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” — Elbert Hubbard
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” — C.S. Lewis
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Walter Winchell
“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” — Woodrow Wilson
“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” — Khalil Gibran
“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” — John Evelyn
“Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.” — Ed Cunningham
“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Friendship is the wine of life.” — Edward Young
“The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.” — Hubert H. Humphrey
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” — Khalil Gibran
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” — Thomas Aquinas
“A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.” — William Arthur Ward
“A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady.” — Thomas Moore
“True friends are like diamonds—bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.” — Nicole Richie
“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.” — Leo Buscaglia
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” — C.S. Lewis
“The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.” — Abraham Lincoln
“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
“True friends are those rare people who come to find you in dark places and lead you back to the light.” — Steven Aitchison
“Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.” — Jean de La Fontaine
“There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.” — Paramahansa Yogananda
“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” — Jim Morrison
“Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.” — Virginia Woolf
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joy, and dividing our grief.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero
“True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island.” — Baltasar Gracián
“Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.” — Euripides
“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
“Your friend is your needs answered.” — Khalil Gibran
“The language of friendship is not words but meanings.” — Henry David Thoreau
“A true friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be anywhere else.” — Len Wein
“Friendship is like a glass ornament, once it is broken it can rarely be put back together exactly the same way.” — Charles Kingsley
“A friend to all is a friend to none.” — Aristotle
Short and Sweet Friendship Quotes
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” — Elbert Hubbard
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'” — C.S. Lewis
“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” — Khalil Gibran
“True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.” — Unknown
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Walter Winchell
“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” — Woodrow Wilson
“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” — Mark Twain
“A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.” — Unknown
“Friendship is not about whom you have known the longest; it is about who came and never left your side.” — Unknown
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” — Thomas Aquinas
“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.” — Leo Buscaglia
“A true friend is the greatest of all blessings.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Friends are the siblings God never gave us.” — Mencius
“Friendship is a sheltering tree.” — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“A friend to all is a friend to none.” — Aristotle
“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.” — Elie Wiesel
“A friend is someone who can see the truth and pain in you even when you are fooling everyone else.” — Unknown
“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” — Elisabeth Foley
“Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.” — Unknown
“A true friend is someone who is there for you when they’d rather be anywhere else.” — Len Wein
“A friend is what the heart needs all the time.” — Henry Van Dyke
“Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.” — Ed Cunningham
“Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero
“A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.” — Maya Angelou
“A true friend accepts who you are, but also helps you become who you should be.” — Unknown
“True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” — David Tyson
“Friends are the family you choose.” — Jess C. Scott
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” — Khalil Gibran
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.” — Jim Henson
“Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.” — Euripides
“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” — John Evelyn
“A true friend is somebody who can make us feel better no matter how bad things may be.” — Unknown
Funny Friendship Quotes
“Friendship is like peeing your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth.” – Unknown
“A true friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.” – Unknown
“We’ll be best friends forever because you already know too much.” – Unknown
“Friends are God’s way of apologizing for your relatives.” – Wayne W. Dyer
“I’d take a bullet for you. Not in the head. But like in the leg or something.” – Unknown
“A best friend is someone who makes you laugh even when you think you’ll never smile again.” – Unknown
“A best friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have.” – Irish Proverb
“We’ll be the old ladies causing trouble in the nursing home.” – Unknown
“Friends buy you food. Best friends eat your food.” – Unknown
“Friendship must be built on a solid foundation of alcohol, sarcasm, inappropriateness, and shenanigans.” – Unknown
“Good friends don’t let you do stupid things… alone.” – Unknown
“You don’t have to be crazy to be my friend, but it helps.” – Unknown
“A good friend knows how you take your coffee. A great friend adds booze.” – Unknown
“We’ve been friends for so long, I can’t remember which one of us is the bad influence.” – Unknown
“If you have crazy friends, you have everything.” – Unknown
“It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.” – Marlene Dietrich
“True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically.” – Unknown
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.” – Linda Grayson
“Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.” – Otto von Bismarck
“Friendship is so weird… you just pick a human you’ve met and you’re like ‘Yep, I like this one’ and you just do stuff with them.” – Unknown
“Friends are the family you choose.” – Jess C. Scott
“A good friend will help you move. But a best friend will help you move a dead body.” – Jim Hayes
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” – Elbert Hubbard
“Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.” – Sicilian Proverb
“Real friendship is when your friend comes over to your house and then you both just take a nap.” – Unknown
“A true friend stabs you in the front.” – Oscar Wilde
“A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” – Donna Roberts
“Friends don’t let friends do silly things alone.” – Unknown
“Friends are like stars… you don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.” – Unknown
“Best friends. Because if anyone else heard our conversations we’d end up in the mental hospital.” – Unknown
“As your best friend, I’ll always pick you up when you fall, after I finish laughing.” – Unknown
“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.” – A.A. Milne
“Friends come and go like waves of the ocean, but the true ones stick like an octopus on your face.” – Unknown
“Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.” – Unknown
“I’d walk through fire for my best friend. Well, not fire, that would be dangerous. But a super humid room… but not too humid, because you know… my hair.” – Unknown
Quotes for Long-Distance Friends
“Distance means so little when someone means so much.” – Unknown
“A part of you has grown in me, and so you see, it’s you and me together forever and never apart, maybe in distance, but never in heart.” – Unknown
“True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.” – Unknown
“The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.” – Nicholas Sparks
“There are friendships imprinted in our hearts that will never be diminished by time and distance.” – Dodinsky
“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.” – Christy Evans
“A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.” – Kahlil Gibran
“Distance cannot matter – ours is a friendship of the heart.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
“No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth.” – Robert Southey
“True friendship resists time, distance, and silence.” – Isabel Allende
“We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.” – William James
“Even though we’re miles apart, a friend like you stays in my heart.” – Unknown
“Good friends are like quilts – they age with you, yet never lose their warmth.” – Unknown
“There is no distance too far between friends, for friendship gives wings to the heart.” – Kathy Kay Benudiz
“Though miles may lie between us, we are never far apart, for friendship doesn’t count the miles, it’s measured by the heart.” – Unknown
“Our paths may change as life goes along, but the bond between friends remains ever strong.” – Unknown
“Sometimes distance is the only way to find a new perspective.” – Unknown
“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.” – Elie Wiesel
“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” – John Evelyn
“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” – Kahlil Gibran
“Friends are connected heart to heart. Distance and time can’t break them apart.” – Unknown
“A real friendship should not fade as time passes, and should not weaken because of space separation.” – John Newton
“Friendship is the comfort of knowing that even when you feel alone, you aren’t.” – Unknown
“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.” – Aristotle
“I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.” – Walt Whitman
“There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“There is no distance too far between friends, for friendship gives wings to the heart.” – Unknown
“A friend allows you distance, but is never far away.” – Unknown
“Friends are like walls. Sometimes you lean on them, and sometimes it’s good just knowing they are there.” – Unknown
“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” – Elisabeth Foley
“The road to a friend’s house is never long.” – Danish Proverb
“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” – Jim Morrison
“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” – Tennessee Williams
“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.” – Unknown
Quotes About Friendship and Love
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” – Elbert Hubbard
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'” – C.S. Lewis
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn
“True love is not about perfection, it is hidden in flaws and truth within a friendship.” – Unknown
“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.” – Leo Buscaglia
“Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” – Thomas Aquinas
“The love that comes from friendship is the underlying facet of a happy life.” – Chelsea Handler
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” – Helen Keller
“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.” – Elie Wiesel
“A friend is what the heart needs all the time.” – Henry Van Dyke
“Friendship is a sheltering tree.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“True friends are those rare people who come to find you in dark places and lead you back to the light.” – Unknown
“Love is friendship set on fire.” – Jeremy Taylor
“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” – John Evelyn
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell
“Friendship is the wine of life.” – Edward Young
“Friendship is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” – Muhammad Ali
“A true friend is the greatest of all blessings.” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“The language of friendship is not words but meanings.” – Henry David Thoreau
“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” – Khalil Gibran
“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” – David Viscott
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” – Khalil Gibran
“We are born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we are not alone.” – Orson Welles
“A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” – Heather Pryor
“Friendship and love are like the soul’s eternal companions, forever intertwining in a dance of light and shadow.” – Unknown
“One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.” – Clifton Fadiman
“True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” – David Tyson
“There are friendships imprinted in our hearts that will never be diminished by time and distance.” – Dodinsky
“Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.” – Baltasar Gracian
“Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.” – Thomas Aquinas
“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” – Charles Dickens
Quotes on Friendship and Loyalty
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'” – C.S. Lewis
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.” – Unknown
“True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” – David Tyson
“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” – John Evelyn
“Some people arrive and make such a beautiful impact on your life, you can barely remember what life was like without them.” – Anna Taylor
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” – Thomas Aquinas
“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
“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” – Khalil Gibran
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell
“True friends are like diamonds—bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.” – Nicole Richie
“Friendship is not about whom you have known the longest; it is about who came and never left your side.” – Unknown
“A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.” – Unknown
“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.” – Elie Wiesel
“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 Glasgow
“Friends are the siblings God never gave us.” – Mencius
“The best mirror is an old friend.” – George Herbert
“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.” – Leo Buscaglia
“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” – Woodrow Wilson
“A friend is someone who can see the truth and pain in you even when you are fooling everyone else.” – Unknown
“A friend is what the heart needs all the time.” – Henry Van Dyke
“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” – Henry Ford
“True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.” – Unknown
“The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.” – Hubert H. Humphrey
“Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.” – Euripides
“A friend to all is a friend to none.” – Aristotle
“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” – Helen Keller
“A friend is a gift you give yourself.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
“Friendships are the family we choose for ourselves.” – Edna Buchanan
“There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.” – Jim Henson
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” – Khalil Gibran
“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” – Tennessee Williams
Friendship Quotes from Famous Authors
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'” — C.S. Lewis
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” — Elbert Hubbard
“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” — Khalil Gibran
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” — Khalil Gibran
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Walter Winchell
“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
“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” — Woodrow Wilson
“True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” — David Tyson
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” — Thomas Aquinas
“A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.” — Anonymous
“Friendship is the purest love.” — Osho
“Some people arrive and make such a beautiful impact on your life, you can barely remember what life was like without them.” — Anna Taylor
“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.” — Leo Buscaglia
“A friend to all is a friend to none.” — Aristotle
“A friend is someone who makes it easy to believe in yourself.” — Heidi Wills
“Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.” — Jean de La Fontaine
“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.” — Helen Keller
“A friend is what the heart needs all the time.” — Henry Van Dyke
“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.” — William Butler Yeats
“The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.” — Hubert H. Humphrey
“Friends are the siblings God never gave us.” — Mencius
“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“If you have one true friend, you have more than your share.” — Thomas Fuller
“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.” — Irish Proverb
“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” — Henry Ford
“Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.” — Euripides
“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” — John Evelyn
“A true friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be anywhere else.” — Len Wein
“A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” — Donna Roberts
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.” — Linda Grayson
“Only a true friend would be that truly honest.” — Shrek
“Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest. It’s about who came and never left your side.” — Yolanda Hadid
“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.” — Dr. Seuss
To Wrap Things Up
Friendship is one of life’s greatest gifts, offering support, laughter, and shared moments. The quotes you’ve read not only highlight the beauty of true friendship but also remind us of its importance. Whether you’re cherishing a lifelong friend or finding comfort in a new bond, these words capture the essence of what it means to be a good friend.
Sharing these quotes can brighten someone’s day or strengthen a connection. Let the wisdom in these simple phrases inspire you to appreciate and nurture the friendships in your life. After all, friends are the family we choose, and their impact is truly invaluable.
