Friendship Quotes

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

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"Good friends are like good books; they reveal themselves slowly."
Ernest Hemingway
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"A true friend does not judge; he understands."
Ernest Hemingway
"I found that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you."
Louisa May Alcott
"Good friends, warm hearts, and true love make the richest wealth."
Louisa May Alcott
"It is better to have a true friend than a false one."
Louisa May Alcott
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"There were always friends around who hadn't heard the story."
F. Scott Fitzgerald
"True friendship requires accepting another person's fundamental flaws."
Theodore Dreiser
"The depth of friendship is measured by the depth of our understanding."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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"A friendship ends when one realizes they are not as important as they thought."
Edith Wharton
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"True friendship exists only when both parties wish the best for each other."
Edith Wharton
"The highest compliment that can be paid to a man is the confidence that is reposed in him by his friends."
James Fenimore Cooper
"A true friend stands by you in adversity."
James Fenimore Cooper
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"A true friend knows all your faults and loves you anyway."
Sinclair Lewis
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"Friendship is the greatest luxury of all."
Sinclair Lewis
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends."
Louisa May Alcott
"A true friend will stand by you through thick and thin."
Louisa May Alcott
"Loyalty is a treasure more valuable than gold."
Louisa May Alcott
"Friendships form the fabric of our social existence."
Louisa May Alcott
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"Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals."
Washington Irving
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"There is a serene beauty in old friendship."
Washington Irving
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"The sorrow of the heart finds its best relief in the bosom of a faithful friend."
Washington Irving
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"Men of business rarely understand the nature of true friendship."
Washington Irving
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"The riches of friendship lie in the frequent exchange of attention and kindness."
Washington Irving
"Friendship is the greatest of worldly goods."
Willa Cather
"The best thing about new friends is that they bring new hope."
Willa Cather
"A true friend reflects our better self back to us."
James Fenimore Cooper
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"True friendship requires both honesty and grace."
Edith Wharton
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"A friend is someone who knows you and accepts you anyway."
Edith Wharton
"True friendship is a plant of slow growth and must be hoarded in the heart with care."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"A man cannot make a place for himself in the world without some friendships."
Willa Cather