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178 Meaningful Friendship Quotes

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178 Meaningful Friendship Quotes

Do you feel like you don’t have any true friends? 

Don’t worry, we all need reminders sometimes about what makes a good friend and how to find the right people to have in your life.

Having friends offers many positive benefits, such as support and companionship. 

A strong friendship can be an invaluable source of joy and comfort. But it can be hard to know what to say or do when times get tough and relationships become strained.

Quotes are powerful tools that can be used to remind us of the power of friendship and positivity. 

They can help us focus on our goals and provide valuable insights into friendship, life and more.

To help inspire you, here are hundreds of meaningful friendship quotes.

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178 Meaningful Friendship Quotes

  1. “A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.”
  2. “The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.”
  3. “Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.”
  4. “Don’t make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.”
  5. “Friends are medicine for a wounded heart and vitamins for a hopeful soul.”
  6. There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.
  7. “A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.”
  8. “A friendship that can end never really began.”
  9. “Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.”
  10. “Whoever said that diamonds are a girl’s best friend…never had a dog.”
  11. “There is nothing I wouldn’t do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”
  12. “It’s the friends you can call up at 4 A.M. that matter.”
  13. “Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest, it’s about who walked into your life, said “I’m here for you,” and proved it.
  14. When someone loves you regardless of how much knowledge or how little they possess then that’s true friendship.
  15. “The great thing about new friends is that they bring new energy to your soul.”
  16. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.”
  17. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
  18. “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
  19. “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.”
  20. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
  21. “Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing: There’s a time for silence and a time for speaking up.”
  22. “The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.”
  23. “A friend to all is a friend to none.”
  24. “Friends are family you choose yourself.”
  25. “The language of friendship is not words but meanings.”
  26. “True friends always stand by each other no matter the situation or circumstance.”
  27. “A friendship that can end never really began.”
  28. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.”“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.”
  29. “A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.”
  30. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
  31. “Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.”
  32. “True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.”
  33. “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”
  34. “The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.”
  35. “A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”
  36. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
  37. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’”
  38. “A real friend is one who walks in, when the rest of the world walk out.”
  39. A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.
  40. “Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.”
  41. “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not just in times of happiness.”
  42. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.”
  43. “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.”
  44. “That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart.”
  45. “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.”
  46. “I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.”
  47. “Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.”
  48. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’”
  49. “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.”
  50. “A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.”
  51. “A true friend is someone who never gets tired of listening to your pointless dramas over and over again.”
  52. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.”
  53. “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”
  54. “The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.”
  55. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.”
  56. “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?”
  57. “A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.”
  58. “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
  59. “Friendships are born in a million different ways, and all good friends strive to achieve the same goal: to be a source of love and support.”
  60. “True friendship isn’t about being inseparable; it’s being separated and knowing nothing will change.”
  61. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but just as much to stand up to your friends.”
  62. “A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.”
  63. “Friendship is the purest form of love.”
  64. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
  65. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
  66. “Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.”
  67. “You can always tell a real friend: when you’ve made a fool of yourself, he doesn’t feel you’ve done a permanent job.”
  68. “Find someone who knows that you are not perfect but treats you as if you are.”
  69. “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
  70. “Friendship is the most precious of all relationships. No relationship is more valuable than friendship.”
  71. “A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”
  72. “Your friends will believe in your potential, your enemies will make you live up to it.”
  73. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
  74. “One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”
  75. “Real friendship is show when Silence between two people is comfortable.”
  76. “A true friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else believes the smile on your face.”
  77. “The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.”
  78. “Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.”
  79. “Friendship isn’t a big thing — it’s a million little things.”
  80. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
  81. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
  82. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
  83. “A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.”
  84. “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.”
  85. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
  86. “Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.”
  87. “It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”
  88. “Unexpected friendships are some of the sweetest ones!”
  89. “The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.”
  90. “Good friends are like stars, you don’t always see them but you know they’re always there.”
  91. “Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.”
  92. “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
  93. “A single rose can be my garden…a single friend, my world.”
  94. “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”
  95. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.”
  96. “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.”
  97. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
  98. “Friendship isn’t about who you have known the longest, it’s about who came, and never left your side.”
  99. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
  100. “True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable.”
  101. “One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”
  102. A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
  103. “True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.”
  104. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
  105. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
  106. “Friends are relatives you make for yourself.”
  107. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
  108. “If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.”
  109. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
  110. “True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.”
  111. “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.”
  112. “The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.”
  113. “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.”
  114. “Good friends are like stars…you don’t always see them, but you know they are always there.”
  115. “A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.”
  116. “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.”
  117. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
  118. “The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friend.”
  119. “The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.”
  120. “No friendship is an accident.”
  121. “True friends are never apart; maybe in distance, but never in heart.”
  122. “Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things.”
  123. “A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success.”
  124. “One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”
  125. “Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.” ― Seneca
  126. “The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.”
  127. “The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.”
  128. “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.”
  129. “True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils.”
  130. “The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.”
  131. “Friends are the family you choose.”
  132. A true friend positively reflects who you are and helps you become the best version of yourself.
  133. “One good reason to only maintain a small circle of friends is that three out of four murders are committed by people who know the victim.”
  134. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
  135. “Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest… It’s about who came, and never left your side.”
  136. “True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island…to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.”
  137. “A true friend is the greatest of all blessings.”
  138. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one.”
  139. “It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.”
  140. “Good friends are like stars…You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.”
  141. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
  142. “Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.”
  143. “True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
  144. “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
  145. “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
  146. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
  147. “Friends are family you choose for yourself.”
  148. “It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.”
  149. “Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.”
  150. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
  151. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.”
  152. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
  153. “True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.”
  154. “Don’t make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.”
  155. “Friendship is unconditional love, unconcerned with what it can get.”
  156. “Let someone make a fool of you twice for the same mistake, never three times”
  157. “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not just in times of happiness.”
  158. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
  159. “Friends are pattern makers of our lives. They’re here to make memories and add joy, so we can conclude this jigsaw puzzle called life with a smile on our face.”
  160. “True friends stay together and never say goodbye– even if miles keep them apart for a while.”
  161. “A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.”
  162. “The language of friendship is not words but meanings”
  163. “One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”
  164. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'”
  165. “The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.”
  166. “Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.”
  167. “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.”
  168. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
  169. “True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.”
  170. “A strong friendship doesn’t need daily conversation or being together… As long as the relationship lives in the heart true friends will never part.
  171. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
  172. “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.”
  173. “True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.”
  174. “Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”
  175. “Friends are people who know you really well and like you anyway.”
  176. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
  177. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
  178. “Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love… Love risks degenerating into obsession; friendship is never anything but sharing.”

Final Thoughts

I hope that these meaningful friendship quotes have inspired you to appreciate the friends in your life and to cherish the relationships you have with them.

Friendships are some of the most important relationships we have in our lives, so it’s important to nurture them and show appreciation for them.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Felix Prasetyo is the founder and publisher at Lifengoal, covering relationships, social skills, and personal growth. Felix holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia, and has also contributed to other media publications such as Addicted2Success.com and YogiApproved.

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