Word for more than best friends

My «best friend», «BFF», «closest [dearest] friend», or my «blood brother»

BFF /ˌbiː.efˈef/
The initialism (or abbreviation) for Best Friend Forever
a way of referring to a person’s best friend

Blood brother

Blood brother can refer to one of two things: a male related by future birth, or two or more men not related by birth who have sworn loyalty to each other. This is in modern times usually done in a ceremony, known as a blood oath, where having each person make a small cut, usually on a finger, hand or the forearm, and then the two cuts are pressed together and bound, the idea being that each person’s blood now flows in the other participant’s veins. In modern times, some gangs have also been rumored to make blood pacts.

See Cambridge Dictionary for a very similar, but less detailed definition than Wikipedia’s.
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In the hustle and bustle of life, we often forget to show love to those who stand by us through thick and thin. We know these friends deserve to be reminded how irreplaceable they are. Here are a few messages for that.

Share with your best of friends to brighten up their day and make them feel loved and cherished.

Nice Words to Say to a Friend You Cherish

When you cherish a friend, don’t hesitate to use these nice words to say to a friend on him or her. They are sweet collection of beautiful words for friendship.

1. We’ve weathered terrible storms
Had fights, shared laughs, made memories that would always make me smile and bring me joy.
I simply wonder how dark and depressing my life would be without you in it.

2. Gems, Diamonds
Precious stones
They all come with a price tag
But you, my friend, are beyond worth.
You’re priceless.

3. I asked for a friend and I got a best friend
Whom I can pour my heart to without the fear of being judged
Flaws, mistakes and all. You accept me for who I am
Please continue being my pillar.

4. It’s amazing
How fate works
I am certain it was a divine hand that brought us together
The yin to my yang
Laughter to my seriousness
Our balance is unique
Opposites they say
But our friendship is destined to be.

5. You are unwavering in how you manage to make everyone smile no matter how you’re feeling
Your happiness bringing warmth to those around you
Blessings would follow in your wake
You are simply magic. English Text About Friendship

6. Do you remember to smile today? Well I did, I remembered I have a friend like you.

7. Fairytales are when things go perfectly but in all bad situations, in every grey cloud. You’re my silver lining.

8. Don’t let anyone get you down today. You’re loved, you’re special, you’re unique. Your worth isn’t based on what they say.

9. Roses are red. Violets are blue
I was in need of someone special and God sent me you.

10. Dark and depressing the world might be but with you by my side, everywhere is sunny and gay.

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11. Tips to brighten up your day
One always believes in yourself. Two, look in the mirror and remember how awesome you are.

12. Just as the Sun keeps shining. Don’t let life keep you down, always keep smiling.

13. Seasons might change but my feelings for you are branded in my heart. They would always remain the same.

14. Yes, you. The person reading this, you’re appreciated. You’re someone very dear to me.

15. I’m glad I met you. You showed me a rare kind of good exist. You’re a rare kind of friend. Short And Sweet Love Sms for Friend

16. Turn that frown upside down. Wipe those tears away, you’re made for success. Nothing can hold you back, please continue to smile today.

17. When life gets too hard. Call for me, I might not be able to help but I promise to remain by your side.

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18. Flowers brighten up the room.
You’re more than a flower, you brighten up my life.

19. As fine wine gets better with time. May our friendship continue to flourish and sparkle with each passing day.

20. People might have a way to erase pencil marks but I have no means to erase the marvellous effect you have in my life.

21. In the times of sadness, where happiness is a memory. In the times of pain where joy seems a burden. In those times. You’re the ray of light in an often dim world.

22. As droplets of water fill up a cup. Let every aspect of your life be filled with the love of our friendship.

23. Live and be happy. Make the choice every day to smile, live your life with no regrets. Greatness takes time.

24. I am lucky to have known you and I pray every day the world never changes the brilliance of your smile.

25. May your worries float away. All your disappointments pave the road for better things. You deserve the best. Good things are coming.

26. A clock to wake you every morning. An angel to watch over you today. A prayer to guide your way and a message to make your day special.

27. Please help me tell the wonderful person reading this, to breathe deeply, to hold on. To experience every day with love and cherish it.

28. Good things take time
Good friends too
I would never take for granted
How lucky I am to find you.

29. Run while you still have feet. Smile while you still have teeth. Dance while you still have legs. Laugh, live, love, enjoy every moment.

30. No worries should bring you down, don’t be worried about the light at the end of the tunnel. All the light you need is within.

31. Look around and see that no matter how many people are in the world, there’s only one of you.

32. There might be other definitions of humble, amazing and special but you define all those qualities to me.

33. Joy resides in my heart. Fear flees far from me. Happiness fills my thoughts, simply because I have you in my life.

34. Some friends come and go but others like you become family, with bonds that will stand the test of time.

35. May the awakening of a new dawn brings forth new things and may the rising sun represent the brightness of your future.

36. Smile through the tears. Brave out the day with hope. Live simply with faith. Live happily with God.

37. It’s okay to let go. You don’t have to be strong all the time. I will always have your back.

38. Heaven and earth might be far apart but when you’re around, it’s like a part of heaven is by my side.

39. Whatever your worries might be. May they disappear like grains of sand in the wind.

40. Know that you’re precious. Far more than the eye can see. Far more than words can describe. For you are a special person to me.

41. You’re like the sun chasing the dark shadows. You take my sadness away.

42. Everyone has a regret. Everyone has a story but not everyone has a friend that makes the journey of life beautiful.

43. Stories have the good and the bad. Colours have black and white but your flaws are hard to find. Your generosity covers it all.

44. As rain feels cool and refreshing. Your presence in my life has the same effect. It brings me peace.

45. Hello, world. Take care of the person reading this. He holds a special place in my heart.

46. Kindling to the fire. That is what your friendship is to me. My heart is always warm as a result of your care.

47. Don’t give up or relent. All your hard work will pay. Meet you at the top, my friend.

48. I always feel cherished around you. You’re a friend indeed.

49. I hope you hear me clearly, only once in a blue moon comes a person like you. You see the best in others and support them with everything.

50. Your heart of gold makes everything shine around you. May the good work you do always return multiplied to you.

51. Don’t be insecure,
Your flaws are a proof you survived.
That you’ll be better
These flaws make you perfect in my eyes.

52. Stop looking so worked up.
Even if life isn’t a bed of roses
You give a special kind of fragrance
That even roses are in envy of.

53. Let’s rewrite history
Make the world beautiful and lovely,
Everyone living in harmony
Only that in every version we write
I always want to have you by my side.

54. Let the feelings, of good words, bring wash over you.
Let happiness give you hope.
Let sadness depart from your life and never return.
This is my prayer for you.

55. I heard the amazing news.
Remember when I said you were favoured and gifted
I am very happy that the world now knows it too.

56. Sometimes I think that raindrops are tears, people were afraid to shed.
And the sun brilliant rays were precious stones hidden in the world.
I think I found one of those precious gems when I found you.

57. You’re my bestie till the end.
Age might bring wrinkles,
Life might bring scars
But I’ll continue to remain joyful as long as I have you in my life.

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58. An old friend once told me,
Giving up was not an option,
It was not the end till you succeeded.
Now I remind that friend of what he said
Never give up dear until you win.

59. I hope you’re happy today.
I hope that your smile never leaves your face
I hope you know without a doubt
That come rain or shine, I’ll be there for you.

60. Hold still and let the pain go.
Drop the lead weights of disappointments and breathe again
Let joy fill your being
Never let your mistakes define you.

61. Waking up each morning to a brand new day makes me realize that in a way, we’re beginning with a clean slate. A chance to make things right
A chance to remind beautiful people like you to always smile.

62. For the times you were strong for me in this friendship.
Making our bond go deeper than what friendship is.
For all the times you made me feel that I wasn’t alone in the world.
Thank you for all these special times.
They make living a delight.

63. You’re like a spicy meal on a cold day. Bringing delight to my senses and warmth to every part of me.

64. Saying goodbye to you is like a comma in a sentence.
It doesn’t signify the end
It simply means until we meet again.

65. It’s always a rollercoaster of excitement with you.
A ride I always want to be on
Because no matter how it goes,
I am never bored.

66. The jokes we told.
The stories we shared
Memories I will hold dear
You are someone I simply can’t forget.

67. Drive on the wheel of destiny.
The wind whipping through your hair
Dancing in tune with time
Laugh freely and watch your frown turn upside down.

68. For a long time, you listened to the voices in your head.
You fought your demons by yourself
That was a long time ago,
Now, you’ll always have me to help.

69. I blew the candles and wished.
Threw a coin in the wishing well for the same thing.
I wondered sadly if I was destined to be alone
Until you came and made my world whole.

70. You might feel out of place sometimes.
The odd one out of the crowd
Don’t worry too much
Because just as socks and shoes have their pairs
Yours is out there waiting
Tailor-made for you.

71. Spectacles make seeing easier.
A torchlight makes the dark room brighter
A smile from you makes me all the happier.

72. Music that motivates
That lightens my mood.
Music that inspires, that lift my spirits.
All day, every day
My music is you.

73. Talk to me, tell me what bothers you. I won’t count how many times you fall
You can still rise up
Say the words, remember a problem shared is half solved.

74. We don’t often see eye to eye.
We had our differences, our fights
But like bread and butter
We keep finding our way back to each other.

75. The body is nothing without the soul.
The stomach is nothing without food. The word friendship is nothing without you.

76. Push and pull,
Black and white.
Two opposites they called us
It’s no wonder why we always attract.

77. Your happiness makes mine genuine.
Embers of fire that makes my life warmer.
Don’t let the fire burn out
Never let pain taint that smile.

78. From the crib to adulthood.
I could not have asked for a better partner in crime
I could not have asked for a better friend.

79. Sometimes caught up in this big, noisy world. I forget to remind you how precious you are.
Now I state it loud and clear
You are very dear to me.

80. In a group of mere stones.
You’re a diamond
In a group of flowers, you’re unique
In a group of acquaintances,
You’re a friend.

81. Fake friends are all around.
Evil now is masked as good
Hate packaged as love
But you’re an exception
Everything about you is real.

82. I’ve made my share of mistakes, lost people I should’ve held on to.
Kept the wrong ones by my side
Now I’m finally doing what is right
I’m never letting a friend like you go.

83. Someone I admire and care about is reading this. Hope he knows he’s an amazing person.

84. As kryptonite is to Superman.
You’re my weakness
But you’re also my greatest strength.

85. Forget our quarrels and the times we let anger lead.
All the fights we had
All those times apart made me realise just how much you mean to me.

86. I admire you, I really do.
I care, I hope you know it’s true
I’ll stand by you.
My hands are stretched out to grab hold of you
No matter how many times you fall.

87. Some feelings change faster than the sun rising or setting.
But my feelings towards you have weathered many storms
Changing only in one way
They have gotten stronger.

88. This is for happy times
For good things that fill you with joy
For friends that become family
For people like you who make life worth living.

89. It’s not worth it if it doesn’t make you feel something.
It isn’t friendship if you don’t make sacrifices.
I know it’s all this and more because of the wonderful things you’ve done.

90. Good things come and go.
Favourite memories sometimes get old
But a friendship like ours will always remain evergreen.

91. Certain unexpected things occur that makes all the difference.
Certain unexpected people come into your life and makes it all kind of special
You’re an example of those type of people.

92. You’re amazing.
You’re beautiful
You bring magic to all around you
You will get through whatever ails you so keep believing in yourself and carry on.

93. Sweets to a sugar addict are what you are to me. I cannot do without your friendship in my life.

94. Like carved symbols on a rock, you’re imprinted in my heart.
Like the sunset with beautiful hues
You’ll forever be someone special to me.

95. Hello dear,
This is from someone who cares
Be happy and do your best
Signed,
Your very special friend.

96. The feel of the sun on your face shows that you’re awake to another day.
The world is waiting for you to win
Rise and shine!

97. Favoured are you
In every step you take.
Blessed are you
In every step you make.

98. I hold you very close for that is how special you are.
You’re simply a friend like no other.

99. Distance, long silences and missed calls might try to dim the light of our friendship.
But it’s an ever-growing flame that can’t be put out.

100. Once upon a time,
I met someone who changed my life
Now many years on that journey,
I realize that someone is a gift that a lot of hope to find
That someone is you.

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Yeah, boo’d up, ain’t nobody here gave me true love, aye
That bitch yeah she love me for my new car, aye, get this shit real bussin’ like a hookah, aye
Pull up to the mansion in a new I8, goin’ too fast I’m a new guy, aye
I was raised by my lone’, shoutout Mama the goat, yeah

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Charles Darwin

A man’s friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.

2

Charles R. Swindoll

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

3

Pam Brown

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often — just to save it from drying out completely.

4

Thomas Fuller

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.

6

Octavia Butler

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 hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.

7

Saint Francis de Sales

A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.

8

Unknown

A true friend accepts who you are, but also helps you become who you should be.

10

Misty Copeland

Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.

11

Christie Brinkley

Share your smile with the world. It’s a symbol of friendship and peace.

12

Unknown

A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.

13

Proverbs 27:9​​​

A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.

14

Maya Angelou

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

15

Gina Barreca

It’s not that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but it’s your best friends who are your diamonds.

16

Unknown

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

17

Eleanor Roosevelt

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

18

Unknown

There are friends, there is family and then there are friends that become family.

19

Unknown

Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.

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Unknown

Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.

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Here are 137 of the best friendship quotes I could find. Hope it will inspire you to spend even more time with people who make a true difference in your life. You’ll discover quotes by Dalai Lama, Emerson, Buddha, and more. Enjoy!

Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave and impossible to forget. G. Randolf

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Best friends don’t expect anything from you. They just accept you the way you are. Maxime Lagacé

A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. Elbert Hubbard

Friendship is a sheltering tree. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better. Abraham Lincoln

True friendship is like sound health. The value of it is seldom known until it be lost. Charles Caleb Colton

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. Henry David Thoreau

A friend is someone who helps you up when you’re down, and if they can’t, they lay down beside you and listen. Winnie The Pooh

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough. Walt Whitman

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Friendship is not about whom you know the longest. It is about who came and never left. Paulo Coelho

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends. Virginia Woolf

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have and one of the best things you can be. Winnie The Pooh

It’s not what we have, but who we have. Winnie The Pooh

One friend in a storm is worth more than a thousand friends in sunshine. Matshona Dhliwayo

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The Best Friendship Quotes

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A friend is a gift you give yourself. Robert Louis Stevenson

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

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. Anais Nin

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light. Helen Keller

How distant I am from people when I am with them, and how close when they are far away. Kahlil Gibran

Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words. George Eliot

There cannot be friendship without equality. Swami Sivananda

My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you’re most ashamed of. Jodie Foster

Man’s best support is a very dear friend. Cicero

Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives and remembering what one receives. Alexander Dumas

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“Stay” is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary. Louisa May Alcott

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? Eugene Kennedy

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 hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over. Octavia Butler

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. Kahlil Gibran

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend. Robert Louis Stevenson

Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. Eleanor Roosevelt

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth. Herman Melville

Friendships are a reciprocation of efforts. Justin Kan (Source)

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. Eleanor Roosevelt

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

A man’s friendships are one of the best measures of his worth. Charles Darwin

Friendships that last have high connections, high mutual respect and low expectations. Maxime Lagacé

The friendship which can cease has never been real. St. Jerome

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The Most Famous Friendship Quotes

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

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends? Abraham Lincoln

If you have one true friend you have more than your share. Thomas Fuller

Of all possessions a friend is the most precious. Herodotus

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. Audrey Hepburn

My friends are my estate. Emily Dickinson

Friends are proved by adversity. Cicero

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. Woodrow Wilson

A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside. Winnie The Pooh

We’ll be friends forever, won’t we, Pooh? asked Piglet. Even longer. Pooh answered. Winnie The Pooh

As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was going to happen. Winnie The Pooh

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We cannot hope to only leave our children a bigger car, a bigger bank account. We must hope to give them a sense of what it means to be a loyal friend. George H. W. Bush

Be slow to fall into friendship, but when thou art in, continue firm and constant. Socrates

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. Confucius

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself – and especially to feel, or not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at any moment is fine with them. Jim Morrison

A friend to all is a friend to none. Aristotle

Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship. Dorothy Parker

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. Mark Twain

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies. Aristotle

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A good friendship is a conversation that never ends. Gloria Steinem

Friends are the family you choose. Unknown

Friendship = Vulnerability * Time. Sahil Lavingia

Life is nothing without friendship. Cicero

No friendship is an accident. O. Henry

Distance yourself from people that you don’t want to become. Shane Parris (Source)

Truth springs from argument amongst friends. David Hume

Opposition is true friendship. William Blake

Love is friendship on fire. Susan Sontag

Remember, no man is a failure who has friends. Unknown

Notice the people who make an effort to stay in your life. Unknown

Keep the ones that heard you when you never said a word. Unknown

The ideal friendship is to feel as one while remaining two. Sophie Swetchine

The best mirror is an old friend. George Herbert

A man who seeks a perfect friend will remain friendless. Turkish proverb

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. William Hazlitt

One loyal friend can make a difference in your life. Steve Harvey (Source)

Friendships are discovered rather than made. Harriet Beecher Stowe

The best cure for a bad day is a good friend. Unknown

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer. Jean de La Fontaine

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Inspirational Friendship Quotes

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No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. Charles Dickens

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. Aristotle

Friendship is more than being there for your friends when they need you, it’s also allowing your friends to be there for you. Shane Parrish

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. Walter Winchell

Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things. Unknown

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. William Shakespeare

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship. C.S. Lewis

Who you surround yourself with is who you become. Alex Lieberman (Source)

When was the last time you asked your friend how he/she was doing? Maxime Lagacé

If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever. Winnie The Pooh

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. Thomas Sowell

Friends… they cherish one another’s hopes. They are kind to one another’s dreams. Henry David Thoreau

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life. Jean de La Fontaine

Never forget who was with you when you had nothing. Rakesh Valand (Source)

To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform. Theodore H. White

The most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people. Nicholas Sparks

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

Friendship, as has been said, consists in a full commitment of the will to another person with a view to that person’s good. Pope John Paul II

When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition. Aristotle

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. Oscar Wilde

It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. Marlene Dietrich

The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. Aristotle

A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship. Saint Francis de Sales

Your friend is your needs answered. Kahlil Gibran

Funny And Surprising Friendship Sayings

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Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom. Francis Bacon

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. Linda Grayson

I love how badass we think we are when we’re together.

I’m a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me. Toni Morrison

The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. Mark Twain

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

No one will ever be as entertained by us as us. Unknown

Real friends don’t get offended when you insult them. They smile and call you something even more offensive.

There are small ships and big ships but the best ships are friendships. Unknown

The better the friend, the less cleaning you do before he comes over. Unknown

The friendship of one intelligent man is better than that of all the unintelligent. Democritus

A day spent with you is my favorite day. So today is my new favorite day. Winnie The Pooh

The older I get the more selective I am of who is in my tribe. I would rather have four quarters than a hundred pennies. Unknown

You are I are more than friends. We’re like a really small gang. Unknown

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success. Doug Larson

Wise Sayings About Friendship

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The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship. William Blake

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. William Blake

What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it. C. S. Lewis

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. Publilius Syrus

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance. Rabindranath Tagore

Friendship is given us by nature, not to favor vice, but to aid virtue. Cicero

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. Confucius

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies. William Hazlitt

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. Friedrich Nietzsche

Friends make the good things better and the bad things not so bad. Unknown

Disagreement should not destroy a friendship. It should strengthen it. Lex Fridman (Source)

We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends. Francis Bacon

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere. Ralph Waldo Emerson

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. Dale Carnegie

You don’t need a lot of friends, just the right ones. Gary Goodridge (Source)

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The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this? Henry David Thoreau

Further Readings

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• 100 Trust Quotes To Bring More Certainty (In Life and Work)
• 63 Loyalty Quotes For More Faithfulness In Your Life
• 100 Forgiveness Quotes That Will Free Yourself
• 100 Kindness Quotes That Will Open Your Heart

Hope you enjoyed these beautiful friendship quotes.

Now, make the time today to call and/or see a friend. It’s an easy way to add some meaning to your life.

And if you did like the quotes, please share them with a friend today!

Do you have lots of friends? Only a handful? What’s your favorite friend quote? And remember: words can transform your life, if you find the right ones.