Friendship Quotes

"If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair." Samuel Johnson

"Good friendship is an intangible asset." M. K. Soni

"True friendship isn't about being there when it's convenient; it's about being there when it's not." Friendship Saying

"Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years." Richard Bach

"The only unsinkable ship is friendship." Friendship Saying

Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends. Walt Disney

"Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none." Benjamin Franklin

"A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away." Friendship Proverb

"The best looking-glass is the eyes of a friend." Irish Proverb

"A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Friendship is a treasured gift, and every time I talk with you I feel as if I'm getting richer and richer." Friendship Saying

"A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends." Chinese Proverb

"Fate chooses your relations, you choose your friends." Jacques Delille

"The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is in the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure." Jewish Proverb

"Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty." Sicilian Proverb

"Don't allow the grass to grow on the path of friendship." Native American Proverb

"Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years." Richard Bach

"A simple positive gesture can make a world of difference in a person's life. We all impact each other's lives. And, at times, in ways we don't even realize our impact!" Catherine Pulsifer

"The most important things in life are your friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude towards life. If you have these then you have everything!" Author Unknown, from How Poor Are We?

"I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you." To A Friend

"And most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today." I Have a Friend

"All my lifetime through, I'll be thanking heaven for a special friend like you." Author Unknown

"Be a friend. You don't need glory. Friendship is a simple story." Edgar Guest, from Be A Friend

"Around the corner I have a friend, in this great city that has no end. Charles Hanson Towne, from Around The Corner

"A friend is better than a kin as he shares nothing but your pain and pleasure." M. K. Soni

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

"A friend is like father who scolds you,
like mother who caress you,
like sister who teases you,
like brother who fights you,
in short combine all worldly relations
you will have a friend and
that's what makes a friend above all relations " DR. Amanullah

"To be a friend means encourage strengths in others and accepting their weaknesses; in other words, accepting them for who they are."
Catherine Pulsifer, from Friendship is not a Product

"Cherish the times you have with people because when those times are gone all you'll have is memories."
contributed by Lauren

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

"One smile begins a friendship."
Author Unknown, from JUST ONE

"A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business, and is the countersign of friendship."
Author Unknown, from THE VALUE OF A SMILE

"May the hand of a friend always be near you; .."
Author Unknown, from AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH

"You'll be richer in the end than a prince, if you're a friend."
Edgar A Guest, from Be A Friend

"Sometimes in life as you grow, your friends will either grow or go. Surround yourself with people who reflect values, goals interests and lifestyles."
Author Unknown, from May This Encourage You, Always

"A few years back when my father was very ill in Nashville and I was living in Florida I learned the value of friendship. I learned that no one is a stranger when someone needs help."
Jackie Sagner, from The GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP

"In fact I really like that about our friendship, no matter what happens we'll always keep in touch and support each other."
Peter Simmons, from Desperation to Inspiration in Thirty Minutes Flat!

"Believing the best about others, and offering time, support, and friendship shows the capacity for trust."
Steve Brunkhorst

"Perhaps you'll find friendships that spring from new things as you challenge your status quo, and learn there are so many options in life."
Author Unknown, from As You Travel Through Life….

"Friendship reaches well above all currency."
Robert M. Hensel

"The as if principle works. Act as if you were not afraid and you will become courageous, as if you could and you'll find you can. Act as if you like a person and you'll find a friendship."
Norman Vincent Peale

"And most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today."
Author Unknown, from I Have a Friend

To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship." Sallust

"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

"Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom."
French Proverb

"When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand."
Steve Maraboli

" I cannot build a mountain or catch a rainbow fair but let me be what I know best- A friend who's always there." Sandra Lewis Pringle, from If I Could Catch A Rainbow

"A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; >feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities."
William Arthur Ward

"Make all your friends feel there is something in them."
Christian D. Larsen, from THE OPTIMIST CREED

"It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
Author Unknown, from The Professor and the Jar

"As you grew, we reinforced the value of family & friends.
As you leave, always make time for family and friends."
Catherine & Byron Pulsifer, from As You Grew

"The best vitamin for making friends, B-1."
Author Unknown, from The Road To Success is Always Under Construction

"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us." Epicurus

"The parents of those 1500 kids entrusted me with their prized possessions and they extended their hands to me in cooperation, assistance, and yes - friendship."
Jacquie McTaggart

"Friendship is special, value it."
Catherine Pulsifer

"Never take friendship for granted, you never know what tomorrow holds."
Catherine Pulsifer

"Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them."
W. Clement Stone

"We are partners by fate. We become friends by choice."
Jacquie McTaggart

"True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation." George Washington

"Take the time today to tell your friends the difference they have made in your life."
Catherine Pulsifer

"Friendship is one mind in two bodies."
Mencius

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