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 withstands all trials."
Henrik Ibsen
B
"Friendship requires the death of the small self and the birth of something larger."
Boris Pasternak
"A true friend sees into your soul and loves you still."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
M
"A friend is one soul dwelling in two bodies."
Maxim Gorky
M
"Community is humanity's greatest achievement."
Maxim Gorky
V
"A true friend is someone who understands your silence."
Vladimir Nabokov
A
"Friendship that is based on mutual benefit is not true friendship."
August Strindberg
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"Friendship is the only relationship we choose freely."
Henrik Ibsen
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"The friend who tells you uncomfortable truths is your truest friend."
Henrik Ibsen
B
"I have always thought that the true basis of theology is friendship."
Boris Pasternak
N
"A talent for friendship is a life's greatest gift."
Nikolai Gogol
N
"True friendship is like a rose - we don't realize its beauty until it fades."
Nikolai Gogol
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"Friendship without sincerity is a flower without perfume."
Mikhail Lermontov
V
"Friendship is a refuge for those who understand silence."
Vladimir Nabokov
A
"I have loved correctly those who have understood me."
Aleksandr Pushkin
A
"Friendship is the truest bond."
Aleksandr Pushkin
N
"True friendship withstands the test of time and silence."
Nikolai Gogol
B
"A single genuine friendship is worth more than a thousand acquaintances."
Boris Pasternak
M
"True friendship demands honesty above all else."
Maxim Gorky
M
"The depth of friendship is measured by the willingness to sacrifice."
Maxim Gorky
I
"In sorrow, one learns who one's real friends are."
Ivan Turgenev
I
"A true friend is one who knows the song in your heart and sings it back to you."
Ivan Turgenev
A
"The more I know of mankind, the more I love my dog."
Aleksandr Pushkin
A
"My dear friend, forget everything you've heard about me."
Aleksandr Pushkin
A
"A friend to all is a friend to none."
Aleksandr Pushkin
A
"The deepest friendships are forged in silence."
Aleksandr Pushkin
A
"To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind."
Anton Chekhov
M
"Friendship requires an honesty that love often cannot bear."
Mikhail Lermontov
N
"True friendship is rarer than rubies and more precious."
Nikolai Gogol
M
"True friendship is a treasure more valuable than gold or jewels."
Maxim Gorky