Friendship Quotes

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

18559 quotes

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"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
E
"I have been the best of friends with many political opponents, but I have never been the friend of their principles."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
F
"The price of our allies friendship is eternal vigilance."
Frederick Douglass
"Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others."
Thomas Jefferson
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"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."
George Washington
"An injured friend is the bitterest of foes."
Thomas Jefferson
B
"Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
Booker T. Washington
W
"The reason that we often fail is because we forget our allies."
W.E.B. Du Bois
W
"The essence of friendship is entire unconstrained intercourse."
W.E.B. Du Bois
"I believe in the brotherhood of all men, but I don't believe in wasting brotherhood on anyone who doesn't want to practice it with me"
Malcolm X
B
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."
Booker T. Washington
"Friendship is a priceless treasure."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"Friendship is the most noble relationship between human beings."
Jawaharlal Nehru
W
"I have sought the acquaintance and friendship of black men in this world and I like them."
W.E.B. Du Bois
"The bonds of sisterhood are stronger than any external force."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"Friendship is a treasure that increases in value over time."
Jawaharlal Nehru
J
"True friendship is built on trust and mutual respect"
Jomo Kenyatta
J
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Julius Nyerere
J
"Friendship is a treasure beyond price."
Julius Nyerere
I
"Friendship is forged in honesty and tempered by time."
Indira Gandhi
"Friendship demands equality and mutual respect above all else."
Jawaharlal Nehru
J
"We are not competing against each other; we are building together."
Jomo Kenyatta
J
"A friend is one who stands by you in times of difficulty, not merely in times of celebration."
Julius Nyerere
F
"All the glory in the world is not worth a good friend."
Fidel Castro
"True friendship is a rare and precious gift that should be cherished and nurtured."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"We must be united as one."
Ho Chi Minh
"United we stand, divided we fall."
Ho Chi Minh
"The most important thing is solidarity."
Ho Chi Minh
J
"A true friend is one who stands with you not in times of joy, but in times of struggle."
Jomo Kenyatta
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"Letting things slide for the sake of peace and friendship is negative and retrograde."
Mao Zedong