“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”Helen Keller
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Friendship Quotes
Read 200 of the best friendship quotes from Helen Keller, C.S. Lewis, Aristotle, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oprah Winfrey, Mark Twain, Thiruvalluvar and more about true friends and best friends.
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”Ralph Waldo Emerson
Being A FriendShort Quotes
“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.”Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”Ralph Waldo Emerson
Old FriendsFunny
“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”Aristotle
Best FriendsSoulmates
“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.”Aristotle
PatienceTrue Friendship
“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
ConnectionNew Friends
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”C. S. Lewis
Value Of FriendshipLife
“Lots 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
LoyaltyTrue Friends
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
Walter Winchell
LoyaltyHard Times
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
Elbert Hubbard
AcceptanceBest Friends
“Never explain; your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.”
Elbert Hubbard
TrustWit
“I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”
Plutarch
HonestyTrue Friends
“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”Abraham Lincoln
EnemiesKindness
“Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.”
Euripides
Hard TimesLoyalty
“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”
Euripides
LoyaltyFunny
“Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.”
Cicero
HappinessSupport
“Life is nothing without friendship.”
Cicero
LifeShort Quotes
“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”
Seneca
UnderstandingTrue Friendship
“The language of friendship is not words but meanings.”Henry David Thoreau
UnderstandingConnection
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.”
Kahlil Gibran
ResponsibilityTrue Friendship
“Your friend is your needs answered.”
Kahlil Gibran
SupportShort Quotes
“A friend is a gift you give yourself.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
GiftShort Quotes
“I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.”Walt Whitman
ContentmentTogetherness
“The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.”
William Blake
Human NaturePoetry
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About Friendship Quotes
A true friend is one of life's greatest gifts. Friends laugh with us, stand by us in hard times, tell us the truth when we need it and make ordinary days feel special. From ancient philosophers to modern celebrities, people have always tried to put the magic of friendship into words.
This collection brings together 200 of the best friendship quotes from people like Helen Keller, C.S. Lewis, Aristotle, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oprah Winfrey, Mark Twain, Kahlil Gibran and Thiruvalluvar. Share them with your best friend, add one to a birthday card, or simply remind someone how much they mean to you. For more, explore our [Love Quotes](/topics/love-quotes) and [Family Quotes](/topics/family-quotes).
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Friendship quotes.
What is the most famous quote about friendship?
Helen Keller's "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light" is one of the most loved. Aristotle's description of a friend as "a single soul dwelling in two bodies" is one of the oldest.
What is a good quote for a best friend?
Try Elbert Hubbard's "A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you," or C.S. Lewis's line about friendship being born when someone says, "What! You too? I thought I was the only one."
What does the Thirukkural say about friendship?
Thiruvalluvar compared true friendship to a hand that instantly catches a slipping garment, and said friendship is not for laughing together, but for correcting a friend when they go astray.
What is a funny friendship quote?
Oscar Wilde said, "True friends stab you in the front." Mark Twain joked that friendship will last a whole lifetime, "if not asked to lend money."
What is a good quote about old friends?
Try Ralph Waldo Emerson's "It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them," or George Herbert's "The best mirror is an old friend."
What is a short friendship quote?
Try "The only way to have a friend is to be one," "My friends are my estate," "Friendship is a sheltering tree" or "All for one, one for all."