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 requires mutual respect."
Giordano Bruno
"The nature of true friendship is to be found in all its excellence."
Thomas More
"A friend is the other I."
Thomas More
"All things are common among friends."
Thomas More
"The best mirror is an old friend."
Thomas More
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"Cultivate the friendship of those who love you; ignore those who only wish to use you."
Baltasar Gracián
B
"An honest enemy is preferable to a false friend."
Baltasar Gracián
B
"Friendships built on shared weakness crumble easily."
Baltasar Gracián
G
"Friendship is the mirror in which we see ourselves most truthfully."
Giordano Bruno
N
"In the pursuit of understanding, all humankind is kindred."
Niccolò Copernicus
M
"One should always have old friends to eat with and a young friend to run with."
Michel de Montaigne
M
"True friendship requires you to be fully present when with your friend."
Michel de Montaigne
M
"A friend is a second self."
Michel de Montaigne
M
"Of all the blessings which man can enjoy in this life, none surpasses the privilege of friendship."
Michel de Montaigne
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"The chief part of friendship is in knowing when to relax and when to be intense."
Desiderius Erasmus
D
"I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me, whose eyes would signal to mine that we both appreciated the current scene."
Desiderius Erasmus
"Friends are the architects of our better selves; choose them as you would choose the stones of a cathedral."
Thomas More
"A true friend is one who loves you not for what you have, but for what you are."
Thomas More
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"Friendship is a choice renewed each day."
Giordano Bruno
B
"A thoughtful friend is worth more than a thousand flatterers."
Baltasar Gracián
B
"A true friend is a treasure beyond price."
Baltasar Gracián
B
"A true friend remains constant through misfortune."
Baltasar Gracián
B
"The depth of friendship is measured in moments of silence."
Baltasar Gracián
R
"In fellowship with other minds, we discover the breadth of human possibility."
Raphael Sanzio
R
"To work alongside others in the pursuit of beauty is to experience the highest form of human connection."
Raphael Sanzio
N
"Friendship is the orbit in which kindred spirits maintain their course."
Niccolò Copernicus
D
"True friendship requires a sameness of ideals and purposes."
Desiderius Erasmus
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"The true friendship is founded on sincerity and truth."
Desiderius Erasmus
"A friend is one who knows you entirely and loves you still."
Thomas More
"In friendship, true loyalty is tested not in fair weather but in storm."
Thomas More