Friendship Quotes

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

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"A true friend is a treasure more valuable than gold."
Théophile Gautier
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"Life without friendship is like the sky without stars."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"A true friend is the greatest of all possessions."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"Friendship is the gold of the heart."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"Friendship without self-interest is rare among humans"
Guy de Maupassant
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"A true friend is one who loves you despite knowing everything about you"
Guy de Maupassant
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"Never scorn anyone who can be your friend."
George Sand
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"Every existence deprived of friendship is sad and lonely."
George Sand
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"Friendship is the only love that asks nothing in return but presence."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"Friendship is the most disinterested of all the affections."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"In friendship, there are no strangers."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"True friendship is a gift that transcends time."
Théophile Gautier
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"Life without friendship is like the sky without stars."
George Sand
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"The only true wealth is the wealth of friends."
George Sand
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"True friendship is a mirror in which we see our best self."
Gérard de Nerval
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"Friendships built on truth are the most precious of all bonds."
Guy de Maupassant
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"Fondness is a poor substitute for friendship."
Mary Wollstonecraft
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"Friendship is the shadow of love in the material world."
Gérard de Nerval
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"The bonds of friendship transcend the bonds of blood."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"True friendship is a luxury that few can truly afford."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"Friendship is the marriage of the soul."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"True friendship exists when both souls are willing to be transparent."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"The most agreeable of all companions is a simple, frank man, without any disguise."
Stendhal
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"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, but the inspired moment when a person says, 'I understand.'"
Stendhal
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"Never allow yourself to complain about your situation if you would not permit your friend to do so."
George Sand
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"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you."
George Sand
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"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Théophile Gautier
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"In every friendship, there exists an unspoken contract of the soul."
Guy de Maupassant
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"The strength of a bond is measured not by its duration but by its depth."
Guy de Maupassant
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"In a world deceptive and full of snares, who can be trusted but those we have known from childhood?"
Ann Radcliffe