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Forever Friends: 200 Best Friendship Quotes to Celebrate Your Strong Bond

 

Friendship is a priceless treasure that enriches our lives with love,laughter,and support.In this article,we'll explore the profound wisdom and warmth found in friendship quotes.These words of inspiration and reflection remind us of the enduring power of genuine connections.From classic sayings to modern insights,we'll delve into a collection of friendship quotes that celebrate the beauty of companionship.Whether you're seeking heartfelt sentiments or words to share with your friends,this compilation of friendship quotes will touch your heart and inspire your relationships. 

Friendship quotes: 

1. “Friends are relatives you make for yourself.”—Eustache Deschamps
2. “If you live to be a hundred,I hope I live to be a hundred minus one day,so I never have to live without you.”—Winnie the Pooh 

3. “Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.”—Bill Watterson,Calvin and Hobbes 

4. “Real friendship is when your friend comes over to your house and then you both just take a nap.”—Anonymous 

5. “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 

6. “Don’t make friends who are comfortable to be with.Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.”–Thomas J.Watson 

7. “Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.Love risks degenerating into obsession,friendship is never anything but sharing.”―Elie Wiesel 

Meaningful friendship quotes: 

8. “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 

9. “A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”–Arnold H.Glasgow 

10. “Some people go to priests.Others to poetry.I to my friends.”—Virginia Woolf
11. "Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you."—Misty Copeland 

12.“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”—Walter Winchell 

13. “A friend can tell you things you don’t want to tell yourself.”–Frances Ward Weller 

14. "True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable."—David Tyson 

15. “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 

16. “There are three things that grow more precious with age;old wood to burn, old books to read and old friends to enjoy.”—Henry Ford 

True friendship quotes: 

17. “The love that comes from friendship is the underlying facet of a happy life.”–Chelsea Handler 

18. "As much as a BFF can make you go WTF,there's no denying we'd be a little less rich without them."—Gossip Girl 

19. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson 

20. “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.”–Elbert Hubbard
21. “A single rose can be my garden…a single friend,my world.”–Leo Buscaglia 

22. “One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”–Euripides 

23. "Best friends don’t necessarily have to talk every day.They don’t even need to talk for weeks.But when they do,it’s like they never stopped talking."–Unknown 

24. “You know what sucks about getting older?Your friends have known you for way too long.They’ve got too much on you.I want friends who still lie to me because they don’t want to hurt my feelings.I sadly kind of mean that.”–Nick Miller,New Girl 

Positive friendship quotes: 

25. “We made a deal ages ago.Men,babies,it doesn’t matter…We’re soulmates.”–Samantha Jones,Sex and the City 

26. “That’s how it goes,kids.The friends,neighbors,drinking buddies,and partners in crime you love so much when you’re young,as the years go by, you just lose touch.You will be shocked when you discover how easy it is in life to part ways with people forever.That’s why,when you find someone you want to keep around,you do something about it.”–Ted Mosby,How I Met Your Mother 

27. “Friends joke with one another.‘Hey,you’re poor.Hey, your momma’s dead.’That’s what friends do.”–Michael Scott,The Office 

28. “We’re sisters;you’re my family.What is you,is me.There’s nothing that you could ever say to make me let go.”–Blair Waldorf,Gossip Girl 

29. "Lose one friend,lose all friends,lose yourself."Why?"Because nothing else seemed important."―Boy Meets World 

30. "I found out what the secret to life is-friends.Best friends."—Fried Green Tomatoes
31. “There are friends,there is family,and then there are friends that become family.”—Unknown 

32. "Remember George,no man is a failure who has friends."—It's a Wonderful Life 

Humble friendship quotes: 

33. "The human spirit is more powerful than any drug and that is what needs to be nourished with work,play,friendship,family.These are the things that matter."—Awakenings 

34. “I still have friends from primary school.And my two best girlfriends are from secondary school.I don’t have to explain anything to them.I don’t have to apologize for anything.They know.There’s no judgment in any way.”—Emma Watson 

35. "Life is an awful,ugly place to not have a best friend."―Sarah Dessen 

36. "A strong friendship doesn’t need daily conversation and doesn’t always need togetherness.As long as the relationship lives in the heart,true friends will never part."–Unknown

37. "It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies,but a great deal more to stand up to your friends."—Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 

38. “For beautiful eyes,look for the good in others;for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness;and for poise,walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”—Audrey Hepburn 

39. “One’s friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.”–George Santayana 

40. “I like to listen.I have learned a great deal from listening carefully.Most people never listen.”–Ernest Hemingway
Friendship quotes to brighten your day: 

41. “Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side;our roots will always be tangled.I’m glad for that.”–Ally Condie 

42. “There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.”–Jim Henson 

43. "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 

44. “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 

45. “The greatest gift in life is the gift of friendship,and I have received it;the greatest healing therapy is friendship.”—Hubert Humphrey 

46. “Never leave a friend behind.Friends are all we have to get us through this life—and they are the only things from this world that we could hope to see in the next.”—Dean Koontz 

47. “Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.”—Richard Bach 

48. “And what is a friend?More than a father,more than a brother:a traveling companion,with him,you can conquer the impossible,even if you must lose it later.Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.Love risks degenerating into obsession,friendship is never anything but sharing.”―Elie Wiesel,The Gates of the Forest 

Friendship quotes about life: 

49. “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,Women Make the Best Friends:A Celebration 

50. “Friendship’s the wine of life.”—Edward Young,Night Thoughts
51. “In everyone’s life,at some time,our inner fire goes out.It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”–Albert Schweitzer 

52. “A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.”—Anonymous 

53. “True friends are those rare people who come to find you in dark places and lead you back to the light.”—Anonymous 

54. “Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest.It’s about who walked into your life, said,“I’m here for you”,and proved it.”—Anonymous 

55. “One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”–Lucius Annaeus Seneca 

56. “If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together…there is something you must always remember.You are braver than you believe,stronger than you seem,and smarter than you think.But the most important thing is, even if we're apart…I'll always be with you.”–Winnie the Pooh 

Friendship quotes about happiness: 

57. “That’s when I realized what a true friend was.Someone who would always love you-the imperfect you,the confused you, the wrong you—because that is what people are supposed to do.”—R.J.L. 

58. “The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing…not healing,not curing…that is a friend who cares.”–Henri Nouwen 

59. “Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures,and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.”–Thomas Aquinas 

60. “Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.”–Anna Deavere Smith
61. “Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.”–Eustace Budgell 

62. “When the world is so complicated,the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.”–Maria Shriver 

63. “Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you;spend a lot of time with them,and it will change your life.”–Amy Poehler 

64. “You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal.”–Elizabeth Taylor 

Thoughtful friendship quotes: 

65. “Every friendship goes through ups and downs.Dysfunctional patterns set in;external situations cause internal friction; you grow apart and then bounce back together.”–Mariella Frostrup 

66. “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.”–William Shakespeare 

67. “Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody.You can’t have too many friends because then you’re just not really friends.”–Truman Capote 

68. “Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends,never lose a chance to make them.”–Francesco Guicciardini 

69. “The real test of friendship is:can you literally do nothing with the other person?Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?”–Eugene Kennedy 

70. “The great thing about new friends is that they bring new energy to your soul.”–Shanna Rodriguez
71.“Throughout life you will meet one person who is like no other.You could talk to this person for hours and never get bored,you could tell this person things and they will never judge you.This person is your soulmate,your best friend.Don’t ever let them go.”–Unknown 

72. “A friend is an emotional bond,just like friendship is a human experience.”–Simon Sinek 

Friendship quotes to make your friends feel special: 

73. “A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!”–Doug Larson 

74. “True friendship can afford true knowledge.It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.”–Henry David Thoreau 

75. “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 

76. “Real friendship, like real poetry,is extremely rare—and precious as a pearl.”–Tahar Ben Jelloun 

77. “There is nothing better than a friend,unless it is a friend with chocolate.”―Linda Grayson 

78. "I think if I've learned anything about friendship,it's to hang in,stay connected,fight for them,and let them fight for you.Don't walk away,don't be distracted,don't be too busy or tired,don't take them for granted.Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together.Powerful stuff."—Jon Katz 

79. "Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend,but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success."—Oscar Wilde 

80.“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility,never an opportunity.”–Khalil Gibran
I love my friend quotes: 

81. "Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing.There is a time for silence.A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny.And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over."—Octavia Butler 

82. "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 

83. "The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away."—Barbara Kingsolver 

84. "I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar,but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar."—Robert Brault 

85. "You can always tell a real friend:when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job."—Laurence J.Peter 

86. "Every friendship travels at sometime through the black valley of despair.This tests every aspect of your affection.You lose the attraction and the magic.Your sense of each other darkens and your presence is sore.If you can come through this time,it can purify with your love,and falsity and need will fall away.It will bring you onto new ground where affection can grow again."—John O'Donohue 

87. "The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it."—Ralph Waldo Emerson 

88. "Friendship is like money,easier made than kept."–Samuel Butler 

Best friendship quotes: 

89. "Friendship—my definition—is built on two things.Respect and trust.Both elements have to be there.And it has to be mutual.You can have respect for someone,but if you don’t have trust,the friendship will crumble."―Stieg Larsson 

90. "In my friend,I find a second self."–Isabel Norton
91. “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 

92. “It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m.that matter.”–Marlene Dietrich 

93. “A good friend is like a four-leaf clover;hard to find and lucky to have.”–Irish Proverb 

94. “True friends are like diamonds—bright,beautiful,valuable,and always in style.”–Nicole Richie 

95. “Best friend:the one that you can be mad at only for a short period of time because you have important stuff to tell them.”–Unknown 

96. “We’ll be the old ladies causing trouble in the nursing home.”–Unknown 

Long distance friendship quotes: 

97. “Never let your best friends get lonelykeep disturbing them.”–Candlelight Publications 

98. "Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer."—Ed Cunningham 

99. "A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."—Bernard Meltzer 

100. "Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together."—Woodrow Wilson
101."Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy;they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."—Marcel Proust 

102. “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”—Thomas Aquinas 

103.“To the world you may be just one person,but to one person you may be the world.”—Dr.Suess 

104.“Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave,and impossible to forget.”-G.Randolf 

Happy moment with friends quotes: 

105.“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.”—John Evelyn 

106.“The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson 

107.“A friend is one of the best things you can be and the greatest things you can have.”—Sarah Valdez 

108.“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover;hard to find and lucky to have.”—Irish Proverb 

109.“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 

110.“Friends are the family you choose.”—Jess C.Scott
111.“When the world is so complicated,the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.”—Maria Shriver 

112.“Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.”—Ed Cunningham 

Beautiful friendship quotes: 

113.“The greatest gift of life is friendship,and I have received it.”—Hubert H.Humphrey 

114.“There are three things that grow more precious with age;old wood to burn,old books to read,and old friends to enjoy.”—Henry Ford 

115.“True friends are never apart,maybe in distance but never in heart.”—Helen Keller 

116.“Friendship is accepting a person with all their qualities—good and bad.”—Mohanlal 

117.“It’s not that diamonds are a girl’s best friend,but it’s your best friends who are your diamonds.”—Gina Barreca 

118.“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 

119.“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.”—Eleanor Roosevelt 

120.“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”—Walter Winchell
Good friendship quotes: 

121.“There’s nothing like a really loyal,dependable,good friend.Nothing.”—Jennifer Aniston 

122.“A friend knows the song in my heart and signs it to me when my memory fails.”—Donna Roberts 

123.“We’re sisters;you’re my family.What is you,is me.There’s nothing that you could ever say to make me let go.”—Blair Waldorf,Gossip Girl 

124.“Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest.It’s about who walked into your life, said,‘I’m here for you,’and proved it.”—Unknown 

125.“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 

126.“Never leave a friend behind.Friends are all we have to get us through this life—and they are the only things from this world that we could hope to see in the next.”—Dean Koontz 

127.“Don’t make friends who you are comfortable with.Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.”—Thomas J.Watson 

128.“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you;spend a lot of time with them,and it will change your life.”—Amy Poehler 

Sweet friendship quotes: 

129.“Friends…they cherish one another’s hopes.They are kind to one another’s dreams.”—Henry David Thoreau 

130.“A friend is someone who makes it easy to believe in yourself.”—Heidi Wills
131.“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 

132.“Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.”—Misty Copeland 

133.“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”—Oprah Winfrey 

134.“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”—Arnold H.Glasgow 

135.“Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.”—Eustace Budgell 

136.“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”—Maya Angelou 

Friendship quotes to share: 

137.“Share your smile with the world.It’s a symbol of friendship and peace.”—Christie Brinkley 

138.“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 

139.“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing.There is a time for silence.A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny.And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.”—Octavia Butler 

140.“Be genuinely interested in everyone you meet and everyone you meet will be genuinely interested in you.”—Rasheed Ogunlaru
141.“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy;they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”–Marcel Proust 

142. “When a woman becomes her own best friend,life is easier.”—Diane von Furstenburg 

143. “A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.”–Bernard Meltzer 

144. “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 quotes about celebration: 

145. “Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side;our roots will always be tangled.I’m glad for that.”–Ally Condie 

146.“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.”–Henry Ford 

147. “The greatest gift of life is friendship;and I have received it.”–Hubert H.Humphrey 

148. “While the number of friends may feed your ego,it will never satisfy your heart.”―Frank Sonnenberg 

149. “One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”–Lucius Annaeus Seneca 

150.“Friends show their love in times of trouble,not in happiness.”–Euripides
151.“Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy,much the greatest is the possession of friendship.”–Epicurus 

152. “True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.”–St.Jerome 

Friend quotes to inspire and motivate you: 

153. “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.”–Elbert Hubbard 

154. “Friendship is the fruit of fellowship.”―Lailah Gifty Akita 

155. “A good friend is like a four-leaf clover;hard to find and lucky to have.”–Irish Proverb 

156. “The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.”–Henry David Thoreau 

157. “Friendship improves happiness and abates misery,by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.”–Marcus Tullius Cicero 

158. “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.”–Elbert Hubbard 

159. “Friendship is the fruit of fellowship.”―Lailah Gifty Akita 

160. “A good friend is like a four-leaf clover;hard to find and lucky to have.”–Irish Proverb
Cute friendship quotes: 

161. “The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.”–Henry David Thoreau 

162. “Friendship improves happiness and abates misery,by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.”–Marcus Tullius Cicero 

163. “Friendship is one mind in two bodies.”–Mencius 

164. “All love that has not friendship for its base,is like a mansion built upon the sand.”–Ella Wheeler Wilcox 

165. “Every friendship goes through ups and downs.Dysfunctional patterns set in;external situations cause internal friction;you grow apart and then bounce back together.”–Mariella Frostrup 

166. “There are no rules for friendship.It must be left to itself.We cannot force it any more than love.”–William Hazlitt 

167. “Friendship is always a sweet responsibility,never an opportunity.”–Khalil Gibran 

168. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”–Walter Winchell 

Unique friendship quotes: 

169. “Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings.”—Miles Franklin 

170. “Dear George:Remember no man is a failure who has friends.”—It’s a Wonderful Life
171. “I get by with a little help from my friends.”—The Beatles 

172. “Ultimately the bond of all companionship,whether in marriage or in friendship,is conversation.”–Oscar Wilde 

173. “You can always tell a real friend:when you’ve made a fool of yourself he doesn’t feel you’ve done a permanent job.”–Laurence J.Peter 

174. “We need old friends to help us grow old and new friends to help us stay young.”–Letty Cottin Pogrebin 

175. “Friends are medicine for a wounded heart and vitamins for a hopeful soul.”–Steve Maraboli 

176. “If there is such a thing as a good marriage,it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.”―Michel de Montaigne 

Unconditional friendship quotes: 

177. “Friendship however is a plant which cannot be forced—true friendship is no gourd spring up in a night and withering in a day.”―Charlotte BrontĂ« 

178. “Friendship is selfless love,care,respect,and honor not a profitable opportunity.”―Santosh Kalwar 

179. “One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others,by means of love,friendship,and compassion.”―Simone de Beauvoir 

180. “Friends are honest with each other.Even if the truth hurts.”―Sarah Dessen
181.“Real friendship or love is not manufactured or achieved by an act of will or intention.Friendship is always an act of recognition.”―John O’Donohue 

182. “Without friends,no one would want to live, even if he had all other goods.”―Aristotle 

183. “Friendships take minutes to make,moments to break,years to repair.”―Pierce Brown 

184. “.. a friend is someone who inspires,who challenges,who sends you in search of some truer sense of yourself.”―Steve Lopez 

Blessing friendship quotes: 

185. “A true friend is the greatest of all blessings,and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.”—Francois de La Rochefoucauld 

186.“To want friendship is a great fault.Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy,like the joys afforded by art or life.”—Simone Weil 

187. “Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects,and not crushed into corners.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson 

188. “A generous friendship no cold medium knows,Burns with one love,with one resentment glows.”—Alexander Pope 

189. “A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.”—Orison S.Marden 

190. “Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.”—Arthur Schopenhauer
191. “Friendship is a living thing that lasts only as it is nourished with kindness,sympathy,and understanding.”—Mary Lou Retton 

192. “I would rather walk with a friend in the dark,than alone in the light.”—Helen Keller 

Friendship quotes for forever bond: 

193. “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 

194. “Things are never quite as scary when you have a best friend.”–Bill Watterson 

195. “Life is an awful,ugly place to not have a best friend.”–Sarah Desse 

196. “The only good thing about times of adversity is that you realize who your real friends and fans are–and the rest go away–which in my mind is an OK thing.”–Pete Wentz 

197. “A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success.”—Doug Larson 

198. “My friends are everything without me but I am nothing without my friends.”―Santosh Kalwar 

199. “Things are never quite as scary when you have a best friend.”–Bill Watterson 

200. “Life is an awful,ugly place to not have a best friend.”–Sarah Desse
In conclusion,friendship quotes serve as timeless reminders of the bonds that tie us together and the profound impact of companionship on our lives.As we've explored these words of wisdom,we've discovered the enduring beauty of friendship.Whether you're looking for the perfect sentiment to share with a friend or seeking inspiration to nurture your relationships,the richness of friendship quotes continues to inspire and uplift.Let these quotes be a source of guidance and celebration as you cherish the incredible gift of friendship in your life. 

By:QuotidianVerse Team.

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