When two people meet, neither of them thinks anything of it, it’s just a social run-in at first. It’s invisible in the moment, however, as time passes, continuous interaction with each other can turn a simple acquaintance into a life-long friendship. As reflected in these friendship quotes, there are many ups and downs to an otherwise naturally easy-going bond.
If you’re wondering what might be the best quote on friendship, this list might be of help. Quotes from poets like Oscar Wilde and fighters (both in and out of the ring) like Muhammad Ali, the collective knowledge accumulated here just might paint a picture of what exactly friendship is, be it just for a friend or a best friend. And at the same time, perhaps it might help you understand this strong bond between two people or simply give you words with which you should be able to express your love to your friend.
The best quotes a friendship can give birth to are gathered here, so dig in and share the ones you like the most with your friends. Just to show your appreciation for their company and existence in your life.
#121
“Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.” ― Sarah Dessen
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#122
“In my friend, I find a second self.” – Isabel Norton
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#123
“True friends are like diamonds — bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.” – Nicole Richie
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#124
“Never let your best friends get lonely… keep disturbing them.” – Candlelight Publications
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#125
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust
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#126
“Friends are relatives you make for yourself.” — Eustache Deschamps
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#127
"A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside." - Winnie the Pooh
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#128
"Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes." - Henry David Thoreau
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#129
"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature." - Jane Austen
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#130
"True friends are great riches." - Unknown
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#131
"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
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#132
"To friendship every burden's light." - Aesop
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#133
"A faithful friend loves to the end." - Unknown
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#134
"That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart." - Kristin Hannah
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#135
“The truth is, no matter how lonely you might feel, you’re never going through anything alone.... You can choose your family.” – Jennifer Lopez
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#136
“Friendships between women, as any woman will tell you, are built of a thousand small kindnesses... swapped back and forth and over again." – Michelle Obama, “Becoming”
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#137
"Awards become corroded. Friends gather no dust." – Jesse Owens
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#138
"True friends are always together in spirit." – L.M. Montgomery
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#139
"True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart." – Unknown
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#140
"I don't know what I would have done so many times in my life if I hadn't had my girlfriends." – Reese Witherspoon
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