100+ Inspiring Quotes About True Friends Who Stand the Test of Time
This article delves into the essence of true friendship, encapsulated in quotes that speak to loyalty, support, and unconditional love. It explores the power of words in reinforcing the emotional bonds that define friendships. Through a curated collection of quotes, we shed light on how true friends affect our lives and provide unwavering companionship. These quotes serve not only as reminders of the invaluable presence of true friends but also offer inspiration for nurturing such relationships. Whether you're seeking comfort, confidence, or a shared sense of joy, the quotes collected here resonate with varied aspects of friendship. Let these words inspire you to celebrate existing friendships and foster new ones. Dive into this treasury of wisdom and find quotes that resonate with your heart and soul. After all, friendships are a cherished part of our human experience, essential for a fulfilling life.
"A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad." — Arnold H. Glasgow
"True friends are like stars; you don't always see them but you know they are always there." — Unknown
"A faithful friend is the medicine of life." — Ecclesiasticus
"Loyalty and friendship, which is to be the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have." — Ernie Banks
"There is nothing I wouldn't do for those who are really my friends." — Jane Austen
"True friends walk in when the rest of the world walks out." — Walter Winchell
"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out." — Walter Winchell
"Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest. It’s about who came and never left your side." — Unknown
"Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life." — James F. Byrnes
"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart." — Elisabeth Foley
"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
"Into each life, a little rain must fall. Call on your true friends to make it feel worthwhile." — Unknown
"A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden." — 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
"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out." — Walter Winchell
"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together." — Woodrow Wilson
"The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it." — Hubert H. Humphrey
"In the sweetness of friendship, let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures." — Khalil Gibran
"Friends are the siblings God never gave us." — Mencius
"True friendships are eternal." — Cicero
"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity." — Khalil Gibran
"A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart." — Heather Pryor
"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you." — Elbert Hubbard
"Friendship doubles your joys and divides your sorrow." — Unknown
"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives." — Euripides
"Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness." — Euripides
"It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter." — Marlene Dietrich
"Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world." — John Evelyn
"The best time to make friends is before you need them." — Ethel Barrymore
"A friend is someone who makes it easy to believe in yourself." — Heidi Wills
"The language of friendship is not words but meanings." — Henry David Thoreau
"The only way to have a friend is to be one." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"A friend accepts us as we are yet helps us to be what we should." — Unknown
"Friends are the family you choose." — Jess C. Scott
"True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable." — David Tyson
"Friendship is like money, easier made than kept." — Samuel Butler
"Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you know you are loved." — William P. Young
"Trust is built with consistency." — Lincoln Chafee
"A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else." — Len Wein
"The best proof of love is trust." — Joyce Brothers
"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved." — George MacDonald
"Friendship is built on two things: respect and trust." — Unknown
"Every friendship is different because everyone is different." — Unknown
"Only trust someone who can see these three things in you: the sorrow behind your smile, the love behind your anger, and the reason behind your silence." — Unknown
"A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are." — Unknown
"Trust is the highest form of human motivation." — Stephen R. Covey
"With every true friendship, we build more firmly the foundations on which the peace of the whole world rests." — Mahatma Gandhi
"A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship." — John D. Rockefeller
"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." — Steve Maraboli
"In life, have a friend that is like a mirror and shadow; mirror doesn’t lie and shadow never leaves." — Unknown
"A sweet friendship refreshes the soul." — Proverbs 27:9
"Friendship isn't a big thing, it's a million little things." — Unknown
"In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips." — Salman Rushdie
"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship." — Thomas Aquinas
"The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it." — Hubert H. Humphrey
"Friends are the sailors who guide your rickety boat safely across the dangerous waters of life." — Serena Teale
"Life was meant for good friends and great adventures." — Unknown
"Most of us don’t need a psychiatric therapist as much as a friend to be silly with." — Robert Brault
"Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud." — Joseph Addison
"True friends stay with you no matter the distance or time that separates you from them." — Lance Reynald
"Side by side or miles apart, real friends are always close to the heart." — Unknown
"The best mirror is an old friend." — George Herbert
"Friends are the most important ingredients in this recipe of life." — Unknown
"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
"As long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends never part." — Unknown
"Love is friendship set on fire." — Jeremy Taylor
"Sitting silently beside a friend who is hurting may be the best gift we can give." — Unknown
"The real test of friendship is can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments in life that are utterly simple?" — Eugene Kennedy
"Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer." — Ed Cunningham
"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words." — C.S. Lewis
"Friendship is a sheltering tree." — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"A friend in need is a friend indeed." — Latin Proverb
"True friends are always together in spirit." — L.M. Montgomery
"The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing… not healing, not curing… that is a friend who cares." — Henri Nouwen
"Some people arrive and make such a beautiful impact on your life, you can barely remember what life was like without them." — Anna Taylor
"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself." — Jim Morrison
"Friends are like walls. Sometimes you lean on them, and sometimes it’s good just knowing they are there." — Unknown
"There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family." — Unknown
"True friends are always together in spirit." — L.M. Montgomery
"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
"A friend is someone who makes it easy to believe in yourself." — Heidi Wills
"Real friendship is when your friend comes over to your house and you both just want to take a nap." — Unknown
"Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer." — Ed Cunningham
"Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery." — J.K. Rowling
"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." — Sam Keen
"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help." — Epicurus
"An understanding friend is better than a therapist; and cheaper too!" — Unknown
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." — Martin Luther King Jr.
"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost." — Charles Caleb Colton
"It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter." — Marlene Dietrich
"A true friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else believes the smile on your face." — Unknown
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart." — Helen Keller
"Friendship is so weird… you just pick a human you’ve met and you’re like, 'Yep, I like this one' and you just do stuff with them." — Unknown
"A friend listens and understands your past while believing in your future." — Unknown
"The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship." — Joseph Addison
"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." — Audrey Hepburn
"Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer." — Jean de La Fontaine
"True friends are like diamonds — bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style." — Nicole Richie
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend." — Martin Luther King Jr.
"A friend's love is better than a lover's hate." — Goffin & King
"Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself—and especially to feel, or not feel." — Jim Morrison
"Friendship is a deeply rooted network of unconditional love." — Unknown
"True friends are those who give without expecting anything in return." — Unknown
"True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable." — David Tyson
"The only way to have a friend is to be one." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend." — Henry David Thoreau
"Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back." — Blaise Pascal
"As much as a BFF can make you go WTF, there's no denying we'd be a little less rich without them." — Unknown
"Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there." — Unknown
"Sharing adventures means enjoying them 100% more." — Unknown
"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures." — Kahlil Gibran
"Friends become our chosen family." — Unknown
"A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles." — Tim Cahill
"There is an inexplicable comfort in knowing that your friend interests are aligned." — Unknown
"Life was meant for good friends and great adventures." — Unknown
"The greatest adventure is what lies ahead." — J.R.R. Tolkien
"A good friend listens to your adventures. A best friend makes them with you." — Unknown
"Nothing compares to the stomach ache you get from laughing with your best friend." — Unknown
"May your adventures always lead you back to each other." — Unknown
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