Nov 25, 2021
Looking for lovely friendship quotes to share with your best friend?
Friendship is a powerful thing.
We've put together a collection of our favourite quotes for friends that will make your bestie smile. Perhaps you're wanting something meaningful to write in a birthday card to your friend. You can also save these original images to post on Instagram or send them in a DM to let someone know you're thinking of them. Brighten their day with a thoughtful message.
These quotes and sayings are funny, wise, heartwarming, cute, and, most importantly, so very true.
Scroll down to read words of wisdom...
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"A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same"
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"When you hug a friend it's like a boomerang - you get it right back"
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"A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and celebrates your success"
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"A best friend is the one who brings out the best in you"
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"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood"
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"Friendship is not something you learn in school but if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything"
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"The only way to have a friend is to be one"
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"It takes a long time to grow an old friend"
Whether for a long-distance friendship, a broken relationship that you want to repair, an old school friend or even a brand new friendship when you find that one person who you just click with instantly, here you'll find words to express how wonderful it is to have a friend like them. Read on for more quotes.
Why not celebrate International Friendship Day on Saturday 30th July 2022 by sharing one of these quotes?
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"It's the friends you can call up at 4am that matter"
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"The language of friendship is not words but meanings"
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"Nothing is better than a friend, except a friend with chocolate"
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"A good friend knows all your best stories but your best friend has lived them with you"
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"Love is blind. Friendship closes its eyes."
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"If you have one true friend you have more than your fair share"
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"The greatest gift of life is friendship"
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Have you ever wondered why we choose to be friends with someone? It's a wonderful and peculiar thing; to meet a human in all the billions of humans in the world and say 'I like you'. Well, here you can read an interesting article by Psychology Today on the psychology of friendship: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/lifetime-connections/201805/friendology-the-science-friendship
What does friendship look like as it evolves over the years? This new book by photographer Karen Marshall offers a unique insight into friendship over time. These fascinating photographs were taken over a period of 30 years. It takes a long time to grow an old friend and the resulting story is truly beautiful and bittersweet: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/piapeterson/between-girls-friendship-photos
In the work-from-home pandemic world, sometimes we can feel isolated. Here's a great article from the BBC on why office friendships are still as important as ever and why you should nurture those relationships: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200925-why-your-in-office-friendships-still-matter