100+ Good Friends Quotes to Celebrate True Friendship
In life's grand tapestry, friendships form vibrant threads that enrich our experiences and bring warmth to our journey. Good friends are the soulmates chosen by heart and cherished for a lifetime. Each friendship tells a unique story, woven through shared moments of joy and understanding. This compilation celebrates the essence of true friendship with handpicked quotes that reflect the myriad ways friends touch our lives. From loyal companions who stand by us in storms to those who fill our days with laughter and wisdom, these quotes pay tribute to the beautiful connections that define our existence. Dive into the world of camaraderie and let these words remind you of the invaluable treasures that true friends bring into our lives.
"Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world." — John Evelyn
"True friendship is a plant that grows slowly and must endure the shock of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation." — George Washington
"A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden."
"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
"The only way to have a friend is to be one." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world." — Leo Buscaglia
"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together." — Woodrow Wilson
"Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness." — Euripides
"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out." — Walter Winchell
"The language of friendship is not words but meanings." — Henry David Thoreau
"There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t yet met." — William Butler Yeats
"Friendship is like a rainbow between two hearts."
"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart." — Elisabeth Foley
"A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they’re not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they’re not so bad."
"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship." — Thomas Aquinas
"Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious." — Thomas Aquinas
"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed." — Khalil Gibran
"A faithful friend is a strong defense; and he that hath found such a one hath found a treasure." — Louisa May Alcott
"Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief." — Cicero
"Some people arrive and make such a beautiful impact on your life, you can barely remember what life was like without them."
"A friend is one who can overlook your failures and tolerate your success." — Doug Larson
"Friendship is the comfort of knowing that even when you feel alone, you aren't."
"Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there."
"A true friend is someone who is always there during the ups and downs; I actually have a song 'Best Friend' that contains that message." — Ty Dolla Sign
"There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate." — Linda Grayson
"Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one." — Oscar Wilde
"Friendship is an art, and very few persons are born with a natural gift for it."
"A good friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have." — Irish Proverb
"Good friends don’t let you do stupid things… alone."
"Best friends share laughs, memories, and inside jokes that will never fade."
"Good times and crazy friends make the best memories."
"True friends aren’t the ones who make your problems disappear, but the ones who won’t disappear when you’re facing problems."
"We’ll be the old ladies causing trouble in the nursing homes."
"You and I are more than friends. We’re like a really small gang."
"Friendship is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth."
"As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was going to happen." — Winnie The Pooh
"Friends are the siblings God never gave us." — Mencius
"Thank you for being my unpaid therapist."
"Friends make the world beautiful."
"Good friends are like glue. They may not always be seen, but they are always there holding things together!"
"True friends are like diamonds — bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style."
"A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails." — Donna Roberts
"Friends are medicine for a wounded heart, and vitamins for a hopeful soul."
"I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light." — Helen Keller
"No friendship is an accident." — O. Henry
"A good friend is a connection to life — a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world." — Lois Wyse
"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
"There is nothing better than a friend, unless it's a friend with chocolate."
"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." — Bernard Meltzer
"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart." — Elisabeth Foley
"There is something about childhood friends that you just can’t replace." — Lisa Whelchel
"Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled." — Ally Condie
"Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget."
"We didn’t realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun." — Winnie The Pooh
"Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest… It’s about who came, and never left your side."
"The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend." — Henry David Thoreau
"A strong friendship doesn’t need daily conversation or being together. As long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends never part."
"Best friends are the people you can do anything and nothing with and still have the best time."
"Friendship is never about where you’ve been, but about where you’re going."
"In the flush of love or the shock of loss, in days of ease or times of stress, there is nothing like a good friend."
"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself." — Jim Morrison
"Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed." — Cicero
"A friend is someone who makes it easy to believe in yourself." — Heidi Wills
"The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it." — Hubert H. Humphrey
"A friend encourages us in the path we’ve chosen, or they stop us from falling off a cliff." — Tina Brown
"When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are." — Donald Miller
"True friends always got your back."
"We are best friends. Always remember that if you fall, I will pick you up… after I finish laughing."
"Friendship makes life's imperfections tolerable."
"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you." — Elbert Hubbard
"Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness." — Richard Bach
"Friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold." — Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
"A good friend is a connection to life — a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world." — Lois Wyse
"Friendship is not about whom you know the longest. It's about who came and never left your side."
"Friendship is like a treasure chest full of smiles and memories, safe and forever in our hearts."
"A friend is what the heart needs all the time." — Henry van Dyke
"True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable." — David Tyson Gentry
"The love that comes from friendship is the underlying facet of a happy life." — Chelsea Handler
"Friendship is the wine of life." — Edward Young
"A good friend knows all your best stories. A best friend has lived them with you."
"Friendship is one mind in two bodies." — Mencius
"Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose." — Tennessee Williams
"True friendship is never serene." — Marquise de Sevigne
"Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another." — Eustace Budgell
"Friendship isn't about who you have known the longest, but about who came and never left your side."
"Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends." — H. Jackson Brown Jr.
"In crops, friendship is the only field where you gather more than you sow."
"How rare and wonderful is that flash in the moment when we realize we have discovered a friend."
"Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation." — Oscar Wilde
"Friendship is like a thousand-piece puzzle; it takes time, it takes commitment, and most importantly, it is worth every moment spent."
"Friends are the family you get to choose."
"It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters."
"Friendship is a horizon — which expands whenever we approach it."
"The best mirror is an old friend." — George Herbert
"With age, you realize your true friends are becoming less but are more valuable."
"How far away is never far away when you have a friend at heart."
"Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes our heart warm." — Augustine Birrell
"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you." — Elbert Hubbard
"A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down." — Arnold H. Glasow
"Friends are the siblings God never gave us." — Mencius
"True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance." — Henry David Thoreau
"The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love." — Hubert H. Humphrey
"A good friend is a link to life — a tie to the past, a road to the future."
"Friendship is the purest love." — Osho
"Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend." — Sarah Dessen
"A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside." — Winnie The Pooh
"Friendship is delicate as a glass, once broken it can be fixed but there will always be cracks."
"No friendship is an accident." — O. Henry
"Friendship gives us the strength to turn from lambs into lions." — Stephen Richards
"Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil." — Baltasar Gracian
"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out." — Grace Pulpit
"The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." — Anaïs Nin
"Friendship is like money, easier made than kept." — Samuel Butler
"Friends show their love in times of trouble, not happiness." — Euripides
"The greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends."
"Friendship isn't a big thing — it's a million little things."
"Friendship is a great place of liberty." — Temple Church
"The best time to make friends is before you need them." — Ethel Barrymore
