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 is the bridge between loneliness and belonging."
Christy Brown
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"The deepest friendships are forged in shared adversity."
Padraig Colum
"Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace"
Frank O'Connor
"A good friend is like a four-leaf clover, hard to find, lucky to have"
Frank O'Connor
"Friendship is loving someone for who they actually are"
Patrick Kavanagh
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"A good friend is one who knows your flaws and loves you anyway."
Seán Ó Faoláin
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"Friendship is the voluntary family we create."
Austin Clarke
"A friend is someone who sees the best you could be and calls it forth"
Patrick Kavanagh
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"The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime."
Sean O'Casey
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"The greatest gift of friendship is being understood."
Sean O'Casey
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"What endures is what we build together."
Seamus Heaney
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"Friendship is measured not by what friends can do for you, but by their presence when you need them."
Christy Brown
"Friendship requires vulnerability and honest communication."
Frank O'Connor
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"We are shaped by those who believed in us when we did not believe in ourselves."
Seán Ó Faoláin
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"Friendship is the greatest wealth a person can possess."
Sean O'Casey
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"A true friend sees you at your worst and loves you still."
Sean O'Casey
"A true friend sees you in darkness and walks with you."
Patrick Kavanagh
"Young people don't really have friends, they have best friends and acquaintances."
Douglas Coupland
"A friend is something that I have until I don't."
Douglas Coupland
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"I learned that friendship is measured not by frequency of visit, but by constancy of heart."
Christy Brown
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"Friendship is the one relationship that asks nothing but offers everything."
Christy Brown
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"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you."
Sean O'Casey
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends."
Frank O'Connor
"True friendship survives distance and time."
Frank O'Connor
"Friendship is love with the stakes removed."
Douglas Coupland
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"The bottle is a very patient friend—it waits for you."
Brendan Behan
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"You must have many friends if you want to keep them."
Brendan Behan
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"A real friend will stab you in the front, not the back."
Brendan Behan
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"True friendship is not about proximity but presence."
Margaret Atwood
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"True friends are rare treasures."
Margaret Atwood