110 Friendship Quotes

Friendship is one of life's most treasured gifts, offering us support, laughter, and a sense of belonging. In moments of joy and times of hardship, friends are there to lift us up and remind us of the beauty in human connection. Whether you're celebrating a lifelong friendship or cherishing new bonds, words have the power to convey the depth of our feelings. To honor these special relationships, we've curated a collection of the top 110 friendship quotes. Dive in and let these heartfelt quotes inspire you to appreciate the friends who make your life richer and more meaningful.

1. “We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” - Robert Louis Stevenson

2. “It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.” - E.B. White

3. “One has a right to judge a man by the effect he has over his friends.” - Oscar Wilde

4. “How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em.” - Shel Silverstein

5. “He drew a circle that shut me out-Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.But love and I had the wit to win:We drew a circle and took him In!” - Edwin Markham

6. “Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?” - Abraham Lincoln

7. “What have I become?My sweetest friend; everyone I know goes away in the end.And you could have it all:my empire of dirt.I will let you down.I will make you hurt.” - Nine Inch Nails

8. “A friend is a gift you give yourself.” - Robert Louis Stevenson

9. “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” - Elbert Hubbard

10. “friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace.” - Buddha

11. “A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.” - Douglas Pagels

12. “For all those who longed to find a best friend and found it in themselves” - Sandra Kring

13. “You'd tell the world what your best friend wore to sleep if you thought it made a good enough story.” - Patricia Briggs

14. “This is [her] soul group.’What do you mean?’It’s a group of souls with whom she resonates closely.” - James Redfield

15. “If you have nothing in life but a good friend, you're rich.” - Michelle Kwan

16. “Where does your security lie? Is God your refuge, your hiding place, your stronghold, your shepherd, your counselor, your friend, your redeemer, your saviour, your guide? If He is, you don't need to search any further for security.” - Elisabeth Elliot

17. “For I do not want any one to read my book carelessly. I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories. Six years have already passed since my friend went away from me, with his sheep. If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him. To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

18. “Wherever it is you may be, it is your friends who make your world.” - Chris Bradford

19. “Did you ever dream you had a friend, Alec? Someone to last your whole life and you his. I suppose such a thing can’t really happen outside sleep.” - E.M. Forster

20. “To be able to see into a friends' dream is a dream in itself.-Doctor Kōsaku Tokita (Paprika)” - Yasutaka Tsutsui

21. “I think of you as a friend. I used to think "friend" was just another word... Nothing more, nothing less. But when I met you, I realized what was important was the word's meaning.” - Masashi Kishimoto

22. “Faults are soon copied.” - Horace

23. “I choose to write because it's perfect for me. It's an escape, a place I can go to hide. It's a friend, when I feel out casted from everyone else. It's a journal, when the only story I can tell is my own. It's a book, when I need to be somewhere else. It's control, when I feel so out of control. It's healing, when everything seems pretty messed up.And it's fun, when life is just flat-out boring.” - Alysha Speer

24. “Her only way home was to betray her friend.” - Scott Westerfeld

25. “We all want to be stars. The idea of being revered and envied must be encoded somewhere deep in our DNA. So must the desire to revere and envy others we imagine to be better, more accepted, and more popular than we are. The only problem is that the most necessary qualities required to be a celebrity -- self-absorption, egomania, shamelessness -- are the least attractive in a friend.” - Tonya Hurley

26. “Having a sister or a friend is like sitting at night in a lighted house. Those outside can watch you if they want, but you need not see them. You simply say, "Here are the perimeters of our attention. If you prowl around under the windows till the crickets go silent, we will pull the shades. If you wish us to suffer your envious curiosity, you must permit us not to notice it." Anyone with one solid human bond is that smug, and it is the smugness as much as the comfort and safety that lonely people covet and admire.” - Marilynne Robinson

27. “Like go for a walk, say a little prayerTake a deep breath of mountain airPut on my glove and play some catchIt's time that I make time for thatWade the shore and cast a lineLook up a long lost friend of mineSit on the porch and give my girl a kissStart livin', that's the next thing on my list.” - Toby Keith

28. “An eye for an eye my friend.” - Tsugumi Ohba

29. “That's what I love about Aibileen, she can take the most complicated things in life and wrap them up so small and simple, they'll fit right in your pocket.” - Kathryn Stockett

30. “Friends are a strange, volatile, contradictory, yet sticky phenomenon. They are made, crafted, shaped, molded, created by focused effort and intent. And yet, true friendship, once recognized, in its essence is effortless.Best friends are formed by time.Everyone is someone's friend, even when they think they are all alone.If the friendship is not working, your heart will know. It's when you start being less than perfectly honest and perfectly earnest in your dealings. And it's when the things you do together no longer feel right.However, sometimes it takes more effort to make it work after all.Stick around long enough to become someone's best friend.” - Vera Nazarian

31. “A friend asks, "Tell me one word which is significant in any kinds of relationship." Another friend says, "LISTEN!” - Santosh Kalwar

32. “I suppose [...] that the most convincing way to fool an enemy would be to fool a friend.” - Anne Bishop

33. “What madness, to love a man as something more than human! I lived in a fever, convulsed with tears and sighs that allowed me neither rest nor peace of mind. My soul was a burden, bruised and bleeding. It was tired of the man who carried it, but I found no place to set it down to rest. Neither the charm of the countryside nor the sweet scents of a garden could soothe it. It found no peace in song or laughter, none in the company of friends at table or in the pleasures of love, none even in books or poetry. Everything that was not what my friend had been was dull and distasteful. I had heart only for sighs and tears, for in them alone I found some shred of consolation.” - St. Augustine

34. “She's married. I'm more a friend and occasional lover.” - Stieg Larsson

35. “The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny; whose attitude is:"Tell me more. Tell me all you can. I want to understand more about everything you feel and know and all the changes inside and out of you. Let more come out."And if you have no such friend,--and you want to write,--well, then you must imagine one. ” - Brenda Ueland

36. “True friendship is worth more than can be measured, a quality forever to be treasured.True friends will staunchly stand beside each other,as loyally brother shieldeth brother,remaining firm in spite of war and strife,in poverty or sickness, throughout life.True friendship doth endure while comrades agefrom boy to youth, from warrior to sage.” - Cecilia Dart-Thornton

37. “These were the companions who justified my principles, who gave me the strength to continue against any foe, real or imagined. These were the companions who fought the helplessness, the rage, and frustration.These were the friends who gave me my life.” - R. A. Salvatore

38. “It costs nothing to ask wise advice from a good friend.” - George Clason

39. “A friend to kill time is a friend sublime.” - Haruki Murakami

40. “Friendship is a give and take. You have to have a strong relationship with your friend and I think you have to offer them something and they have to offer you something and that’s to always learn from it.” - Raven Symone

41. “You're going to make the new friend impressedif you keep remember her when she'd forgotten.” - Toba Beta

42. “When you get lost in a really strange place, nothing is more comforting than found your friend whom you trust and can show the way.” - Toba Beta

43. “A boy said,“Everybody is my friend.”Beloved said,“No, not everybody can be your friend.” Boy said, “Each one of them is gifted to teach me something new in my life.” Beloved said, “I still don’t agree.” Boy again smilingly said, “Don’t divide human, ...divide your soul, you will have everybody as friend. In short, Friends are your own soul divided from you, who will guide you when you will move away from your path.” - Santosh Kalwar

44. “If you need to find out who is your friend among many, stimulate a resolutive conflict.” - Toba Beta

45. “Que l'on soit absent dans la pièce voisine, ou sur l'autre versant de la planète, la différence n'est pas essentielle. La présence de l'ami qui en apparence s'est éloigné, peut se faire plus dense qu'une présence réelle.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

46. “Il faut longtemps cultiver un ami avant qu'il réclame son dû d'amitié. Il faut s'être ruiné durant des générations à réparer le vieux château qui croule, pour apprende à l'aimer.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

47. “Au-dessus de mes mots maladroits, au-dessus des raisonnements qui me peuvent tromper, tu considères en moi simplement l'Homme. Tu honores en moi l'ambassadeur de croyances, de coutumes, d'amours particulières. Si je diffère de toi, loin de te léser, je t'augmente. Tu m'interroges comme l'on interroge le voyageur.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

48. “Friends are born, not made.” - Henry Adams

49. “A friend in power is a friend lost.” - Henry Adams

50. “A new friend is always a miracle, but at thirty-three years old, such a bird of paradise rising in the sage-brush was an avatar. One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible.” - Henry Adams

51. “If a friend to me is friend to all then a friend to all is not a friend to me.” - Santosh Kalwar

52. “Thank you,” I said, turning around a little so I could talk to him. “You’re a good friend.”“I know,” he said, as he tightened his hold around me. I leaned back against his chest, resting against him. “Beckett, I–,” I started to say, but he stopped me.“Shh,” he said. “You don’t need to say anything. Just watch the fireworks.” - Monica Alexander

53. “Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not to bring men and women over to our side, but to offer freedom not disturbed by dividing lines.” - Henri J.M. Nouwen

54. “For the longest time I couldn't understand the meaning of the cliche "being compatible" - whether about a lover, colleague, team mate or friend. I now get it. There is so much more behind this superficial nauseatingly-pragmatic diplomatic phrase -- it goes deep down to the true essence of someone, how they see the world, how they see and position themselves, how prepared/capable they are to back you, whether they can understand who you are and if they are prepared to break walls for you. Anything else is details.” - Iveta Cherneva

55. “If you were going to be best friends with anyone - Kevin - you had to hate a lot of other people, the two of you, together. It made you better friends.” - Roddy Doyle

56. “There is bound to be turbulence in the clouds of confusion before one can view the friendly skies, and an illuminated landing strip.” - T.F. Hodge

57. “Get busy with the issue! In this regard, time is not friendly…nor should it be.” - T.F. Hodge

58. “I had the feeling deep in my gut that there'd been lines I should have spoken, gestures I should have made, that would have made things better. But looking back, I didn't know what they were. As a friend, I was pretty much useless, apparently.” - Megan Crewe

59. “Both friend and enemy reside within us. One lives by the rule of compassion, the other by the rule of hard knocks. Though potential influence of either extreme is inevitable, our actions bear witness to the one we embrace.” - T.F. Hodge

60. “The difference between a friend and an enemy is friendliness.” - Frank Delaney

61. “I hate it when people say they’re trying to be your friend. You shouldn’t have to try to be somebody’s friend. Either you like someone or you don’t. Either you want them as a friend or not. Making friends isn’t like trying for the lead in the school play.” - Emily Wing Smith

62. “It was a huge comfort to have a person who'd keep you honest with yourself and who also gave you safe harbour.” - Lauren Dane

63. “It's not so much that the old friend is a better friend. It's just that you know the person better, and you know they don't really care if you're acting like a poor, grovelling idiot. They know you would do the same for them.” - Markus Zusak

64. “Friendship gives us the strength to turn from lambs into lions.” - Stephen Richards

65. “True friendship never questions what it costs you.” - Stephen Richards

66. “When you're alone is when you can count your friends.” - Stephen Richards

67. “The most valuable gift you can receive is an honest friend.” - Stephen Richards

68. “Never hold resentments for the person who tells you what you need to hear; count them among your truest, most caring, and valuable friends.” - Mike Norton

69. “Our friend Dirac has a creed; and the main tenet of that creed is: There is no God, and Dirac is his prophet.” - Wolfgang Pauli

70. “I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me.” - Tahereh Mafi

71. “I always wanted to know what it is right. Maybe we know each other from time immemorial, if you know that in you is the eternal energy of goodness, which is most important for you.” - Gregor Golob

72. “The most beautiful is to see the joy in your eyes.” - Gregor Golob

73. “I mean talk. Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what's been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it's been full of sorrow or anger, and even when you're questioning why terrible things have to happen. So I talk withhim.” - Nicholas Sparks

74. “My father chose my name , and my last name was chosen by my ancestors . That’s enough, I myself choose my way” - Ali Shariati

75. “I could smack her, punch her in the face, but then I see what she can't hide from me. I've seen it before-the desperation, the agony, the need to find a reason to go on, and the inability to find it.” - Mary Beth Miller

76. “True friends will always push you towards the great possibilities of your future, false friends will always chain you to the mistakes in your past.” - Seth Brown

77. “If your friend wishes to read your 'Plutarch's Lives,' 'Shakespeare,' or 'The Federalist Papers,' tell him gently but firmly, to buy a copy. You will lend him your car or your coat - but your books are as much a part of you as your head or your heart.” - Mortimer J. Adler

78. “The important part is that you had someone to stick by you all that time. Even when everything sucked.” - Jennifer E. Smith

79. “The key to keep a great friendship is not to make friends with the people who are really not your friend.” - Hiroko Sakai

80. “Real Friends' are someone who are right next to you when you got in emergency, not in only parties.” - Hiroko Sakai

81. “It’s the enemy of your enemy who is your friend Sophie, not the friend of your friend.” - Somi Ekhasomhi

82. “Dear Friend, I'm sorry I haven't written to you in a couple of weeks, but I have been trying to 'participate' like Bill said.” - Stephen Chbosky

83. “What a difference having a friend makes.” - Richard Paul Evans

84. “I'll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy.” - Herman Melville

85. “I've been thinking. You'd better be my bridesmaid, since you gave me the idea that led to this whole farce. It's a horrible job, I'm sure, so you deserve it. Plus, you're my friend. Will you do it?” - Jayne Bauling

86. “Nostalgia is the only friend that stays with you forever.” - Damien Echols

87. “A blessed companion is a book! A book that, fitly chosen, is a life-long friend.” - Douglas Jerrod

88. “No matter how often you're being a pain in my ass mengingat begitu banyaknya kejadian saat lo menjadi sumber dari segala sumber masalah yang membuat gue merasa mungkin nama tengah lo bukan Adrianissa tapi 'trouble', you know you are THAT worthy, Dyt.” - Nina Ardianti

89. “And this was your friend?" Cordelia raised her eyebrows. "Seems to me the only difference between your friends and your enemies is how long the stand around chatting before they shoot you.” - Lois McMaster Bujold

90. “A White Tiger keeps no friends. It's too dangerous.” - Aravind Adiga

91. “While it only takes one spouse to be friendly, it takes both spouses to be friends. When both spouses are unfriendly, the marriage is marked by conflict and coldness. When one spouse is friendly and the other is unfriendly, the marriage is marked by selfishness and sadness. But when both spouses each make a deep, heartfelt covenant with God to continually seek to become a better friend, increasing love and laughter mark the marriage.” - Mark Driscoll

92. “Moi qui éprouve, comme chacun, le besoin d’être reconnu, je me sens pur en toi et vais à toi. J’ai besoin d’aller là où je suis pur. Ce ne sont point mes formules ni mes démarches qui t’ont jamais instruit sur qui je suis. C’est l’acceptation de qui je suis qui t’a fait, au besoin, indulgent à ces démarches comme à ces formules. Je te sais gré de me recevoir tel que me voici. Qu’ai-je à faire d’un ami qui me juge ? Si j’accueille un ami à ma table, je le prie de s’asseoir, s’il boite, et ne lui demande pas de danser” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

93. “You cannot have a best friend for one hundred and fifty four years without trust.” - Jessica Fortunato

94. “My greatest friend is truth.” - Beth Fantaskey

95. “Boldness be my friend.” - William Shakespeare

96. “If your friend goes to a far place, that far place comes close to you!” - Mehmet Murat ildan

97. “Friend of my bosom, thou more than a brother, Why wert thou not born in my father's dwelling?” - Charles Lamb

98. “She stood in the mirror portrait very near Margaret, close next to her, good as a mother or a friend.” - Ida Hattemer-Higgins

99. “Mind your business" had been the motto of her childhood. But now that seemed like a failing in a friend.” - Anita Diamant

100. “Popular culture has made it okay to yell "I want a man!" from the rooftops, so why are we still embarrassed to say, "I want a best friend"?” - Rachel Bertsche

101. “As my friend, you should either bring me along, or keep me company.""Friend?" he asked.She blushed. "Well, 'scowling escort' is a better description. Or 'reluctant acquaintance', if you prefer.” - Sarah J. Maas

102. “If I am attempting to describe him, it is in order not to forget him. It is sad to forget a friend. Not every one has had a friend.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

103. “Of course I remember you." My voice is a strangled whisper. I squeeze my eyes shut. "You were the only one who ever looked at me like a human being.” - Tahereh Mafi

104. “A Mark that spoke of loss was still a Mark, a remembrance. You could not lose something you never had.” - Cassandra Clare

105. “Happy is the soul that has a friend. Happier is the soul that trusts in the truth of the heart of a friend. Happiest is the soul that knows the solemnity of friendship and honours its laws.” - Ogwo David Emenike

106. “... a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.” - E.A. Bucchianeri

107. “Don’t shout my friend; no one gives you the shit unless you make them.” - M.F. Moonzajer

108. “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” - Dan Wells

109. “Vienatvė ieško kelionės draugo, neklausdama, kas jis. Kas to nesupranta, tas niekada nebuvo vienišas, o tik vienas.” - Erich Maria Remarque

110. “Friendship is something that gets harder to understand, every damn year of my life.Friendship is like a kind of algebra test that nobody passes. In my worst moods, I think the best you can say is that a friend is anyone you don't despise.” - Gregory David Roberts