Friendship Quotes by authors including Helen Keller, Khalil Gibran, and Ralph Waldo Emerson
23 best friendship quotes – Friends Quotes thought-provoking, beautiful, sometimes poignant and sometimes funny quotes on friendship.
Few things have such a huge impact on happiness and the enjoyment, depth and plain fun of life as the friendships we have.
Inspiring Friendship Quotes
the best advice on this topic from the people who have walked this earth over the past hundreds and thousands of years. Inspiring Friendship Quotes
“Don’t make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.” – Thomas J. Watson
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” — Dale Carnegie
“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.”
“Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.” – Oscar Wilde
“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.” – Confucius
“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.” – Arnold H. Glasgow
“I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.” – Plutarch
“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
“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
“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
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“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
“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
“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
“One’s friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.” – George Santayana
“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
“Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm & constant.” – Socrates
“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
“Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don’t over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness. “ – Leo F. Buscaglia
“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.” – Charles Lamb
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust
“If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.” – Zig Ziglar
“If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.” – Maxwell Maltz