Friendship Quotes

The chosen family. Quotes about the people who show up, stick around, and make life better.

18559 quotes

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"Friendship transcends all boundaries of culture and creed when built upon mutual respect and genuine understanding."
Matteo Ricci
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"The memory of one faithful friend is worth more than the flattery of a thousand acquaintances."
Matteo Ricci
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"In friendship, we find the mirror that reflects our truest selves."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"The depth of a friendship is measured in the silence that feels like home."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"In the company of learned women, the soul finds its truest home."
Christine de Pizan
"True friendship exists when two souls understand each other's silence as well as their words."
Juan Luis Vives
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"Suspicion is the poison of friendship."
Francesco Petrarch
"True friendship consists of forgetting what one has done for another."
Gerolamo Cardano
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"Friendship is desirable in itself."
Francis Bacon
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"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
Francis Bacon
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"Nothing is more shameful than to distrust one's friends."
Francis Bacon
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"Real friendship is shown in times of trouble."
Baltasar Gracián
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"Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs."
Baltasar Gracián
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"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together."
Francesco Petrarch
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"A friend is one who knows you and loves you still."
Francesco Petrarch
"True friendship is a plant of slow growth."
Juan Luis Vives
"Friendship multiplies joy and divides sorrow."
Juan Luis Vives
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"Friendship transcends all borders when it is rooted in truth."
Matteo Ricci
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"The bonds of friendship between women are as strong as any forged in battle, yet more precious still."
Christine de Pizan
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"In the company of wise women, we find both mirror and lamp."
Christine de Pizan
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"In the bonds of sisterhood, women find strength greater than any individual alone."
Christine de Pizan
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"Friendship rooted in shared truth endures all trials."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"True friendship requires equal parts honesty and discretion."
Baltasar Gracián
"A friendship untested by disagreement is not yet a friendship; it is merely pleasant acquaintance."
Gerolamo Cardano
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"Friendship is the greatest work of human nature."
Francis Bacon
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"Friendship is the bond that connects kindred spirits across time."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"Friendship is the greatest pleasure of life."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"A true friend is a treasure."
Raphael Sanzio
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"Friendship is a gift, not an obligation."
Raphael Sanzio
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"Friendship is a treasure beyond measure."
Giordano Bruno