They say friends are the family you choose, the wine of life, the yin to the yang, but what does friendship mean to you?

It may embody all of the things mentioned above, or it may make you think of those closest to your heart. Whatever the case, it's always good to remember the VIPs in your own life. Likewise, it's good to remind your best friends how important they are to you, too.

Famous authors, poets, and everyone in between have been trying to put friendship into words for years. Whether you're celebrating something special or just want to remind your bestie how great she is, our collection of friendship quotes will help you get started.

Phrases about friendship

We could all use a reminder of how important friendship is. Whether you're trying to cheer someone up or add a sweet sentiment to a gift or card, the quotes below will help you craft your message.

1. "Sometimes being with your best friend is all the therapy you need." - Unknown

2. “Stay with those who listened to you when you never said a word.” - Unknown

3. “I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than alone in the light.” - Helen Keller

4. "A true friend accepts who you are, but also helps you become who you should be." - Unknown

5. “A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails me.” -Donna Roberts

6. "Sometimes you meet a person and you just click: you feel comfortable with them, like you've known them all your life and you don't have to pretend to be anything or anyone." - Unknown

7. “Thanks to you, I laugh a little more, cry a little less, and smile a lot more.” - Unknown

8. “That's when I realized what a true friend is. Someone who would always love you (the imperfect you, the confused you, the wrong you) because that's what people are supposed to do.” - Unknown

9. “What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.” - CS Lewis

10. "True friends are like diamonds: bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style." -Nicole Richie

11. “A good friend knows all your stories. A best friend helped you create them.” – Unknown

12. "A friend is someone who makes it easy to believe in yourself." -Heidi Wills

13. "There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate ." - Unknown

14. "As rare as true love may be, true friendship is rarer." – Jean de La Fontaine

15. “Some people come along and make such a beautiful impact on your life that you can hardly remember what life was like without them.” -Anna Taylor

16. "A friend is a soul that dwells in two bodies." – Aristotle

17. “Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” -Muhammad Ali

18. "Life is partly what we make it and partly what the friends we choose do." -Tennessee Williams

19. "A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you as you are." - Unknown

20. "A friend is one of the best things you can be and one of the best things you can have." – Sara Valdez

21. "Best friends are the people in your life who make you laugh louder, smile bigger, and live better." - Unknown

22. "Friendship is the only cement that will hold the world together." – Woodrow T. Wilson

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23. "Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer." -Ed Cunningham

24. “True friends are not the ones who make your problems go away. They are the ones who won’t go away when you face problems.” – Unknown

25. "Friendship is the golden thread that binds the hearts of all people together." – John Evelyn

26. “When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is in all of our hands.” – Maria Shriver

27. “A friend is one who knows you as you are, understands where you've been, accepts what you've become, and yet gently allows you to grow.” - William Shakespeare

28. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” -Marcel Proust

29. "The love that arises from friendship is the underlying facet of a happy life." – Chelsea Manager

30. “Friends… value each other’s hopes. They are kind to each other’s dreams.” – Henry David Thoreau

31. “Friendship improves happiness and mitigates misery, by doubling our joy and dividing our sorrow.” – Joseph Addison

32. "Since there are nothing worth having as friends, never lose the opportunity to make them." – Francesco Guicciardini

33. "There are three things that become more valuable with age: old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to enjoy." - Henry Ford

34. “Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest. It’s about who came into your life, said, ‘I’m here for you,’ and proved it.” – Anonymous

35. “Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with someone, without weighing your thoughts or measuring your words.” -George Eliot

36. “Good friends help you find important things when you have lost them… your smile, your hope and your courage.” – Doe Zantamata

37. "A best friend is someone who makes you laugh even when you think you'll never smile again." - Unknown

Cute friendship phrases

Sometimes, a few sweet words are all someone needs to put a smile on their face. These cute friendship quotes are sure to help you achieve just that.

38. "When you can't see the bright side, I'll sit with you in the dark." - Unknown

39. "Many people will come and go in your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart." - Eleanor Roosevelt

40. “In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.” - Unknown

41. "Good friends are like stars, you don't always see them, but you know they're always there." - Unknown

42. "We've been friends for so long that I can't remember which one of us is the bad influence." - Unknown

43. "One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and be understood." – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

44. "A true friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else believes in the smile on your face." - Unknown

45. "Best friends are those people with whom you can do anything and nothing and still have the best time." - Unknown

46. “How nice it is to find someone who asks nothing of you but your company.” - Brigitte Nicole

47. “When I met you I knew an adventure was going to happen” – Winnie the Pooh

48. “I get by with a little help from my friends.” - The Beatles

49. “Friendship is the wine of life.” -Edward Young

50. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'” – CS Lewis

51. “If there ever comes a tomorrow when we’re not together, there’s one thing you should always remember. You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is that even though we’re apart, I’ll always be with you.” – AA Milne

52. "Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity." -Khalil Gibson

53. "If you live to be 100, I want to live to be 100 minus one day, so I never have to live without you." - Winnie the Pooh

54. "It's not what we have in life that matters, but who we have in our lives." - Unknown

55. “To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.” – Dr. Seuss

56. "A friend is someone who looks over your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden." - Unknown

57. “A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; he is hard to find and lucky to have.” – Irish Proverb

58. "Friends are people who know you really well and like you anyway." -Greg Tamblyn

59. “A true friend is someone who thinks you're a good egg even though he knows you're a little cracked.” –Bernard Meltzer

60. “A lot of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” - Oprah Winfrey

61. “Best friend: the one you can be mad at only for a short period of time because you have important things to tell him.” - Unknown

62. “Friends are the sailors who guide their rickety ship safely through the perilous waters of life.” – Sara and Cate

63. "There is no word yet for old friends who have just met." – Jim Henson

64. "One of the blessings of old friends is that you can afford to be stupid with them." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

short friendship phrases

If you're looking for something short and sweet to share with your bestie, look no further! These short friendship quotes will help you show your bestie just how special you think she is!

65. "Friendship is another word for love." - Unknown

66. “Team goals!” – Unknown

67. "What matters are the friends you can call at 4 a.m." – Marlene Dietrich

68. "The only way to have a friend is to be one." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

69. “A friend is what the heart needs all the time.” -Henry van Dyke

70. “The greatest gift in life is friendship, and I have received it.” –Hubert H. Humphrey

71. “A friend is someone who gives you complete freedom to be yourself.” - Jim Morrison

72. “True great friends are hard to find, hard to leave, and impossible to forget.” – G. Randolf

73. "Things are never as scary when you have a best friend." – Bill Watterson

74. "A friend is someone who knows everything about you and still loves you." -Elbert Hubbard

75. "Friends are medicine for a wounded heart and vitamins for a hopeful soul." – Steve Maraboli

76. "Life is nothing without friendship." – Cicero

77. "A true friend never stands in your way unless you're falling." –Arnold H. Glasgow

78. “We were together. I forget the rest.” - Walt Whitman

79. "I won't let you go alone into the unknown." - Bram Stoker

80. "A true friend is a friend forever." – George MacDonald

81. "True friends are great riches." - Unknown

82. "A faithful friend loves to the end." - Unknown

83. "No friendship is an accident." – O. Henry

84. "True friends are never separated, perhaps in distance but never in heart." - Helen Keller

85. “Friends are the family you choose.” – Jess C. Scott

86. "Life was meant for good friends and great adventures." - Unknown

87. “My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” - Henry Ford

88. “Time does not take away friendship, nor separation.” -Tennessee Williams

89. "There is nothing on this earth more precious than true friendship." – Thomas Aquinas

90. "A true friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out." -Walter Winchell

91. “There's nothing like a good friend, truly loyal and trustworthy. Nothing." - Jennifer Aniston

92. “Friends… value each other’s hopes. They are kind to each other’s dreams.” – Henry David Thoreau

93. “A best friend isn’t a person; it’s a level.” – Mindy Kaling

94. "Anything is possible when you have the right people supporting you." – Misty Copeland

95. "The best mirror is an old friend." – George Herbert

96. "True friends are always together in spirit." -LM Montgomery

97. “True friendship endures time, distance and silence.” –Isabel Allende

98. "Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness." – Euripides

99. "Friendship is a tremendously underrated medicine." – Anna Deavere Smith

100. "Remember that the most valuable antiques are those of old friends." – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

101. "Friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human." – Jorge Santayana

102. “The beauty of a house is the friends who frequent it.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

103. "A friend can tell you things you don't want to tell yourself." – Frances Ward Weller

104. "Life is a horrible, ugly place not to have a best friend." – Sara Dessen

105. “There are friends, there are family, and then there are friends that become family.” - Unknown

106. “In my friend I find a second self.” –Isabel Norton

107. "Friends are relatives that one makes for oneself." -Eustache Deschamps

108. "Women's friendships are like a renewable source of power." -Jane Fonda

109. "True friends are families you can choose from." - Audrey Hepburn

110. "A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face." -Maya Angelou

111. "A true friend is the greatest of all blessings." – François de La Rochefoucauld

112. “Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with someone, without weighing your thoughts or measuring your words.” -George Eliot

113. “A good friend remembers what we were and sees what we can be.” - Unknown

114. "Friends are the sunshine of life." -John Hay

115. "Friendship is the foundation of all relationships." - Unknown

116. “Friends are like rainbows; they brighten your life when you've been through a storm.” - Unknown

117. "I believe that generosity is the essence of friendship." - Oscar Wilde

118. “Distance doesn’t matter: ours is a friendship of the heart.” -Mary Anne Radmacher
119. “You’ve got a friend in me” – Randy Newman

Beautiful quotes about friendship.

These friendship quotes will remind you what it means to have true friends, to have people who love you for you and have your back no matter what. Make sure they don't forget that!

120. "The best thing about new friends is that they bring new energy to your soul." – Shanna Rodriguez

121. “Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to launch into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.” -Octavia Butler

122. "True friendship is when two friends can walk in opposite directions but still stand by each other." -Josh Grayson

123. “Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never truly alone.” - Vincent Van Gogh

124. “No one can avoid falling in love. They may want to deny it, but friendship is probably the most common form of love.” – Stieg Larsson

125. “Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them and it will change your life.” -Amy Poehler

126. "Friendship is not one big thing, it is a million little things." - Paulo Coelho

127. "You can always tell when two people are best friends because they always have way more fun than makes sense to them." - Unknown

128. “Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as having friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.” - Henry David Thoreau

129. "The most beautiful discovery that true friends make is that they can grow apart without growing apart." -Elisabeth Foley

130. “A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.” – Leo Buscaglia

131. "True friendship, like true poetry, is extremely rare and precious as a pearl." – Tahar Ben Jelloun

132. “There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is altruism, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.” – Paramahansa Yogananda

133. “In the sweetness of friendship there is laughter and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of small things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” – Kahlil Gibran

134. “Do not walk behind me; I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” -Albert Camus

135. “Never leave a friend behind. Friends are all we have to get through this life, and they are the only things from this world we can hope to see in the next.” – Dean Koontz

136. “Your friends will know you better in the first minute they meet you than your acquaintances will in a thousand years.” -Richard Bach

137. "True friends are those rare people who come looking for you in dark places and lead you back to the light." - Anonymous

138. “If there is ever a tomorrow when we are not together… there is one thing you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is that even if we are apart… I will always be with you.” - Winnie the Pooh

139. “Throughout life you will meet a person who is unlike any other. You could talk to this person for hours and never get bored, you could say things to this person and they will never judge you. This person is your soulmate, your best friend. Never let them go.” – Unknown

140. “I think if I’ve learned anything about friendship it’s to hang in there, stay connected, fight for them and let them fight for you. Don’t walk away, don’t get distracted, don’t get too busy or tired, don’t take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.” –Jon Katz

141. “The real test of friendship is can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments in life that are absolutely simple?” -Eugene Kennedy

142. “Best friends don’t necessarily have to talk every day. They don’t even need to talk for weeks. But when they do, it’s like they never stopped talking.” – Unknown

143. "True friendship arises when the silence between two people is comfortable." -David Tyson

144. “A friend who understands your tears is much more valuable than many friends who only know your smile.” - Unknown

145. “Friendship is the purest form of love. It is the highest form of love where nothing is asked, no conditions, where one simply enjoys giving.” –Osho

146. “Friends are the sailors who guide their rickety ship safely through the perilous waters of life.” – Sara and Cate

147. "A true friend is one who will be there when you need him, no matter what." - Unknown

148. “Friendship is the rainbow between two hearts that share seven colors: feelings, love, sadness, happiness, truth, faith, secret and respect.” - Unknown

149. “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give survival value.” - CS Lewis

150. “Lean on me, when you are not strong. And I will be your friend, I will help you carry on.” - Bill Withers

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