A girl can be your best friend, wife, worst enemy, or worst nightmare. It just depends on how you treat her.— Author Unknown
107 Friendship Quotes
The people who show up are the whole story.
107 quotes
All topics ›A good friend, a warm meal, a quiet evening. That is the whole list.— Author Unknown
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.— Walter Winchell
A real friend shows up especially when things are hard.— Author Unknown
A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.— Bernard Meltzer
A true friend accepts who you are, but also helps you become who you should be.— Author Unknown
A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.— Arnold H. Glasow
A true friend sees your worth even when you forget it.— Author Unknown
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.— Author Unknown
Be very selective when it comes to choosing friends. People nowadays don’t know the true meaning of friendship and loyalty.— Author Unknown
Be your own best friend.— Author Unknown
Before befriending others, you have to be your own best friend. Before correcting others, you have to correct yourself. Before making others happy, you have to make yourself happy. It is not termed as selfish but personal development. Once you balance yourself, only then can you balance the world.— Author Unknown
Best friends are the people who make your problems their problems just so you don't have to go through them alone.— Author Unknown
Every great friendship is built on showing up for each other in the hard times.— Author Unknown
Finding a real friend is as hard as finding a true lover.— Author Unknown
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
Friendship is born at the moment one person says to another: What! You too?— C.S. Lewis
Friendship is not about who you spend the most time with, it’s about who you have the best time with and who's actually there for you.— Author Unknown
Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.— John Evelyn
Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting. It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.— Author Unknown
Friendship to me isn’t about how much we talk, but instead how much we’re there for each other in times of need.— Trent Shelton
Give yourself the same compassion you'd give your best friend.— Author Unknown
Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them...your smile, your hope, and your courage.— Doe Zantamata
Good friends are like stars. You do not always see them but they are always there.— Author Unknown
Good friends show their love in times of trouble, not just in times of happiness.— Author Unknown
Hard times will always reveal true friends.— Author Unknown
Hold a true friend with both your hands.— Nigerian Proverb
I think that some people forget that friendships and relationships are not a service that someone provides, it's a two way street where both give and get.— Author Unknown
If you have nothing in life but a good friend, you're rich.— Michelle Kwan
It's scary to think that one day we're going to have to live without our mother or father or brother or husband or wife. Or that one day we're going to have to walk this earth without our best friend by our side, or them without us. Appreciate your loved ones while you can, because none of us are going to be here forever.— Author Unknown
A good friendship is one of the most underrated things in adult life. Nobody throws a party for the friend who picked up at 2 a.m. or sat next to you in the hospital waiting room or just listened without trying to fix anything. But those are the people who actually carry you through.
These 107 friendship quotes are for the people who pick up the conversation right where you left off, even after a year apart. For the ones who tell you the truth. For the ones who stayed when staying was inconvenient.
Send them. Save them. Use them as a reason to text someone you have been meaning to.
Friendship Quotes: Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a true friend?
A true friend is someone you do not have to perform around. They have seen you on your worst day and decided you were still worth showing up for. They tell you the truth even when it would be easier to flatter you. And they do not keep score about who called whom last.
Why do friendships fade?
Most friendships fade not because of a fight but because of slow distance. Different cities, different life stages, different schedules. It is not always anyone is fault. Sometimes a friendship was right for a particular season of your life and outliving that season would have cheapened it.
Is it normal to have only a few close friends?
Yes. Most people have one to three genuinely close friends as adults, and that is enough. Quality of friendship matters more than quantity. A handful of people who really know you will always be worth more than a wide social network of acquaintances.
How do you make new friends as an adult?
Repetition and shared context. Adult friendships rarely form from one good conversation. They form when you keep showing up to the same place, a gym or a class or a volunteer shift or a regular dinner, and the same person keeps showing up too. Proximity plus consistency plus the courage to suggest the second hangout.