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50+ Friendship Quotes The Philosophy Of Friendship

Friendship Quotes  A best friend can be one of the greatest gifts in this life. It doesn't matter if you share a common sense of humor, work-life balance, or anything else, it can be hard to define what your BFF means.

These best friends quotes will help you remember how wonderful it is to share such an incredible friendship -- and what it feels like to be a friend to another person. These best friend quotes will help you celebrate your friendship.

Friends are the people you choose to be your family, the wine you drink, the yin and yang. But what does friendship really mean to you?

Friendship Quotes


It might embody all the above or just remind you of those closest to your heart. It doesn't matter what case it may be, it is always good to remember the VIPs in our lives. It's also a good idea to remind your friends how important you are.

For centuries, famous poets, authors, and all others have tried to express friendship through words. Our collection of friendship quotes can help you start a conversation with your best friend, whether you are celebrating something special or simply reminding them how wonderful they are. These friendship quotes will help you to acknowledge your friends through thick and thin, as well as funny friendship quotes that will make you smile.

Browse the entire collection and find the perfect quote for your best friend. Send your favorite quotes to your best friend with a sweet treat.

Quotes about friendship

Everybody could use a reminder once in awhile about the importance of friendship. These words will help you create your message, no matter if you are trying to cheer someone up and add sweet sentiments to a gift.

Friendship Quotes

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. John Churton Collins
 
  • In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. John Churton Collins
You don’t need a lot of friends, just the right ones.

  • You don’t need a lot of friends, just the right ones.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere. Ralph Waldo Emerson
We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends. Francis Bacon

  • We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends. Francis Bacon
Disagreement should not destroy a friendship. It should strengthen it. Lex Fridman

  • Disagreement should not destroy a friendship. It should strengthen it. Lex Fridman 
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Friends make the good things better and the bad things not so bad.

  • Friends make the good things better and the bad things not so bad.
It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us. Epicurus

  • It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us. Epicurus
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. Friedrich Nietzsche

  • The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. Friedrich Nietzsche
He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies. William Hazlitt

  • He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies. William Hazlitt
We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them. Charles Caleb Colton

  • We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them. Charles Caleb Colton
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It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. Confucius

  • It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. Confucius 
In friendship we find nothing false or insincere; everything is straight forward, and springs from the heart. Cicero

  • In friendship we find nothing false or insincere; everything is straight forward, and springs from the heart. Cicero
We need old friends to help us grow old and new friends to help us stay young. Letty Cottin Pogrebin

  • We need old friends to help us grow old and new friends to help us stay young. Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Friendship is given us by nature, not to favor vice, but to aid virtue. Cicero

  • Friendship is given us by nature, not to favor vice, but to aid virtue. Cicero
Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance. Rabindranath Tagore

  • Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance. Rabindranath Tagore
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. Publilius Syrus

  • Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. Publilius Syrus 
What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it. C. S. Lewis

  • What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it. C. S. Lewis
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. William Blake
  • It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. William Blake
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The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship. William Blake

  • The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship. William Blake 
A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success. Doug Larson

  • A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success. Doug Larson
You are I are more than friends. We’re like a really small gang. Unknown

  • You are I are more than friends. We’re like a really small gang. Unknown
The older I get the more selective I am of who is in my tribe. I would rather have four quarters than a hundred pennies. Unknown

  • The older I get the more selective I am of who is in my tribe. I would rather have four quarters than a hundred pennies. Unknown
A day spent with you is my favorite day. So today is my new favorite day. Winnie The Pooh

  • A day spent with you is my favorite day. So today is my new favorite day. Winnie The Pooh
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Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used. Elbert Hubbard

  • Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used. Elbert Hubbard
The friendship of one intelligent man is better than that of all the unintelligent. Democritus

  • The friendship of one intelligent man is better than that of all the unintelligent. Democritus
We are best friends. Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up after I finish laughing. Unknown

  • We are best friends. Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up after I finish laughing. 
The better the friend, the less cleaning you do before he comes over. Unknown

  • The better the friend, the less cleaning you do before he comes over. 
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There are small ships and big ships but the best ships are friendships.

  • There are small ships and big ships but the best ships are friendships.
True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically.

  • True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically.
Real friends don’t get offended when you insult them. They smile and call you something even more offensive.

  • Real friends don’t get offended when you insult them. They smile and call you something even more offensive.
No one will ever be as entertained by us as us.

  • No one will ever be as entertained by us as us.
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I have no trouble with my enemies. But my goddam friends… they are the ones that keep me walking the floor nights. Oscar Levant

  • I have no trouble with my enemies. But my goddam friends… they are the ones that keep me walking the floor nights. Oscar Levant
I’m a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me. Toni Morrison

  • I’m a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me. Toni Morrison
I love how badass we think we are when we’re together.

  • I love how badass we think we are when we’re together.
There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. Linda Grayson

  • There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. Linda Grayson
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Friendship is love minus sex plus reason: Love is friendship plus sex minus reason.

  • Friendship is love minus sex plus reason: Love is friendship plus sex minus reason. 
Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom. Francis Bacon

  • Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom. Francis Bacon
Your friend is your needs answered. Kahlil Gibran
  • Your friend is your needs answered. Kahlil Gibran
A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship. Saint Francis de Sales

  • A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship. Saint Francis de Sales
The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. Aristotle

  • The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. Aristotle
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It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. Marlene Dietrich

  • It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. Marlene Dietrich
Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. Charles Eastman

  • Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. Charles Eastman
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. Oscar Wilde

  • Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. Oscar Wilde
When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition. Aristotle

  • When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition. Aristotle
The most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people. Nicholas Sparks

  • The most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people. Nicholas Sparks
True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance. Henry David Thoreau

  • True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance. Henry David Thoreau
Never forget who was with you when you had nothing. Rakesh Valand

  • Never forget who was with you when you had nothing. Rakesh Valand 
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life. Jean de La Fontaine

  • Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life. Jean de La Fontaine
Friends… they cherish one another’s hopes. They are kind to one another’s dreams. Henry David Thoreau

  • Friends… they cherish one another’s hopes. They are kind to one another’s dreams. Henry David Thoreau
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When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. Thomas Sowell

  • When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. Thomas Sowell
If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever. Winnie The Pooh

  • If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever. Winnie The Pooh
When was the last time you asked your friend how he/she was doing? Maxime Lagacé

  • When was the last time you asked your friend how he/she was doing? Maxime Lagacé
Who you surround yourself with is who you become. Alex Lieberman

  • Who you surround yourself with is who you become. Alex Lieberman
Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things.



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