Friendship is one of the most important things in life. Having friends who support us, cheer us on, and challenge us to be our best selves is crucial on our journey towards success. Here are 51 inspiring quotes about friendship in English that will motivate you to pursue your dreams, overcome obstacles, and achieve greatness.
1. A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked. – Bernard Meltzer
2. A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are. – Unknown
3. Friends are the family we choose for ourselves. – Edna Buchanan
4. Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. – Woodrow Wilson
5. A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself. – Jim Morrison
6. The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it. – Hubert H. Humphrey
7. A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be anywhere else. – Len Wein
8. A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. – Elbert Hubbard
9. The only way to have a friend is to be one. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
10. A good friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have. – Irish Proverb
11. 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
12. Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. – Eleanor Roosevelt
13. A true friend is someone who listens, understands, and never judges. – Unknown
14. Friends are the sunshine of life. – John Hay
15. A friend is someone who makes it easy to believe in yourself. – Heidi Wills
16. Friendship is the most constant, the most enduring, the most basic part of love. – Ed Cunningham
17. A true friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else believes the smile on your face. – Unknown
18. The language of friendship is not words but meanings. – Henry David Thoreau
19. A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. – Elbert Hubbard
20. A true friend is someone who never gets tired of listening to your pointless dramas over and over again. – Unknown
21. Friends are the pillars on your porch. Sometimes they hold you up, sometimes they lean on you, and sometimes it’s just enough to know that they are standing by. – Unknown
22. A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden. – Unknown
23. The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. – Elisabeth Foley
24. A true friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be anywhere else. – Unknown
25. A friend is someone who gives you a shoulder to cry on, but a best friend is someone who will cry with you. – Unknown
26. A true friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be anywhere else. – Len Wein
27. A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. – Unknown
28. The only way to have a friend is to be one. – Emerson
29. Friendship is not about whom you have known the longest… It’s about who came, and never left. – Unknown
30. A true friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be anywhere else. – Len Wein
31. The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it. – Hubert H. Humphrey
32. A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. – Unknown
33. The language of friendship is not words but meanings. – Thoreau
34. The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. – Elisabeth Foley
35. A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down. – Arnold H. Glasow
36. A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. – Hubbard
37. A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
38. A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked. – Meltzer
39. Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. – Kahlil Gibran
40. A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. – Hubbard
41. Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. – Thomas Aquinas
42. A true friend is someone who listens, understands, and never judges. – Unknown
43. A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. – Unknown
44. The only way to have a friend is to be one. – Emerson
45. A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success. – Doug Larson
46. A friend is someone who knows the real you and loves you anyway. – Unknown
47. Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. – Wilson
48. A friend is someone who makes you feel good about yourself, even when you don’t see it. – Unknown
49. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. – Unknown
50. True friendship is when two friends can walk in opposite directions, yet remain side by side. – Unknown
51. A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are. – Unknown
These quotes about friendship remind us of the power of connection, support, and love that true friends bring into our lives. They also inspire us to be better friends ourselves, to lift each other up, and to never underestimate the impact of our words and actions on those around us. May these words of wisdom motivate you towards success, happiness, and fulfillment in all aspects of your life.