There is nothing more meaningful that finding a great friend that you can truly count on, so we have gathered all the best true friendship quotes for you to share. And if you’re looking for short true friendship sayings for Instagram, we also have you covered.
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True Friendship Quotes and Sayings
“One has many more supposed friends when one is up than when one is down, because most people like to be with winners and shun losers. True friends are the opposite.” ― Ray Dalio
“It is during the most trying times in life that we get to see who our real friends are.” ― Germany Kent
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” – Thomas Aquinas
“Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare — and precious as a pearl.” — Tahar Ben Jelloun
“A friend is one of the best things you can be and the greatest things you can have.” — Sarah Valdez
“True love is finding your soulmate in your best friend” ― Faye Hall
“Two things you will never have to chase: True friends & true love.” ― Mandy Hale
“When something serious happens in your life. You get to see who is real. Who your true friends are. ” ― Angie Karan
“Best friends are life’s truth tellers.” ― T.J. Condon
“… a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri
“A real friendship should not fade as time passes, and should not weaken because of space separation.” — John Newton
“The love that comes from friendship is the underlying facet of a happy life.” — Chelsea Handler
“My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.” — Aristotle
“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” — Tennessee Williams
“True friends esteem you of greater worth than you feel deserving. False friends demand you prove that worth.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich
“Success is complete only when it does not change who we are and neither pulls us away from our true friends.” ― Victor Bello Accioly
“Never let your best friends get lonely…keep disturbing them.” — Candlelight Publications
“A true friend doesn’t have guts; they beat you up and later plead with you to beat them back.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson
“True friends fiercely debate issues and still walk away as friends.” ― Frank Sonnenberg
Sometimes being with your best friend is all the therapy you need.
It is during the worst times of your life that you will get to see the true colors of the people who say they care for you.
A true friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.
“A true friend who really loves you will never try to change you.” ― Germany Kent
“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” — Woodrow T. Wilson
“The struggle is real and those who walk with you with love, are honorable true friends.” ― Angie Karan
“The knives of betrayal and drama cut deep and hurt… but they also trim away the nonsense and reveal your true friends.” ― Steve Maraboli
“True friends give a sense of security; accompanied by true friends, you need no longer play a role in your life.” ― Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann
“True friends are always together in spirit.” ― L.M. Montgomery
“Remember that you have a friend, Though she may wander far.” ― L.M. Montgomery
“Bad times reveal what’s true!” ― Somya Kedia
“The best mirror is an old friend.” ― George Herbert
“Celebrate the people in your life who are there because they love you for no other reason than because you are YOU.” ― Mandy Hale
“If they left you in bad times, keep them away in good times.” ― Mitta Xinindlu
“True friends are placed together for the purpose of accomplishing great achievements that help others.” ― Ellen J. Barrier
“True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.” — Helen Keller
“Celebrate true friends. They are a part of you that always sparkles.” ― Amy Leigh Mercree
“The one who can hear your words in your silence, can feel your love in your anger, trust them. They are your REAL, TRUE and PURE friends.” ― Angie Karan
“Hold on to those who are your true friends.” ― Debasish Mridha
“True friends walks in when the rest of the world has walked out.” ― Walter Winchell
“People will walk in and walk out of your life, but the one whose footstep made a long lasting impression is the one you should never allow to walk out.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson
“A best friend is the one person that doesn’t leave you worse off by their actions or yours.”
“The friend that always finds time to spend with you without consulting his or her calendar is a true friend.” ― Ellen J. Barrier
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.“ — Linda Grayson
“There is a reason why you are my best friend. Destiny.” ― Almira Bastari
I think we’ll be friends forever because we’re too lazy to find new friends.
“Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.” ― Sarah Dessen
A friend will help you move; a true friend will help you move a body.
“Loyalty is the mask of fake friends and reality is the face of true friends” ― Sir P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar
True friends are the people in your life who make you laugh louder, smile brighter and live better.
“Remember who was there for you when you needed help.” ― Mitta Xinindlu
“A true friend is someone you can count on no matter what.” ― Bohdi Sanders
A true friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.
“In times of trouble, only true friends will still be with you.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
“A true friend is rare, a true friend is the best, a true friend is needed, like east needs west.” ― Matt Haig
“True friendship is a willingness to be vulnerable and stupid and irreverent in a way that other people can’t accept.” ― Mike Wehner
“Be the kind of a friend you would like to be with.” ― Amit Kalantri
“It was easy to be a friend when times were good. It was in hard times that true friends revealed themselves.” ― Karen Brooks
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
― Jennifer Wilson
“True friends are not mirrors where we can always see ourselves reflected in a positive light.” ― Shannon L. Alder
“You have to have one person in your life that you know would never do anything to steer you wrong.” ― Taylor Jenkins Reid
“Your mind can go ahead and imagine what it wants to imagine, but a true friend will always remain true.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” ― Elbert Hubbard
“Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.” — G. Randolf
“True friends chop the onions and cry together.” ― Ljupka Cvetanova
“You need one person who, when the shit hits the fan, grabs your stuff, throws it in the suitcase, and gets you away from the Italian prince.” ― Taylor Jenkins Reid
“When you get up again, remember who your true friends are!” ― C. JoyBell C
A true friendship refreshes the soul.
Some friends are more significant and important than other friends. A special friend can often change your life for the better. When you find such a person be sure to return the love and understand they have gifted you and your life.
“True and sincere one always remembers how to make you happy by doing little things.” ― Ghazala Muhammad Ali
“True friends are those who came into your life, saw the most negative part of you, but are not ready to leave you, no matter how contagious you are to them.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson
God made us best friends because he knew our moms couldn’t handle us as sisters.
“A messy house is a must – it separates your true friends from other friends.”
“A poor person has few friends and few true friends but a rich man has lot of friends and few true friends.”― Emmanuel Serenity
“Be thankful for the friends and loved ones you’ve got.” ― Angie Karan
“Our friends have a way of reminding us of how fabulous we are when the rest of the world has forgotten.” ― Mandy Hale
“Don’t hate people who show you what’s wrong with you. They are your mirror, they are your true friends.” ― C. JoyBell C.
“Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It’s how true friends talk.” ― Peggy Noonan
“Every true friend will inspire you to aspire so that you don’t expire before your time. From this book FRIENDSHIP 101” ― Wisdom Ogbuagu
“True caring friends are a gift; be careful not to tear the wrapping when you open it.” ― RJ Intindola
“First impression is not the last reflection of a true friend.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson
“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” — Henry Ford
“A true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri
“We find it when we’ve fallen down so hard, are downtrodden so low; and there is one true friend who picks us up.” ― C. JoyBell C.
A friend will bail you out of jail; a true friend will be sitting beside you.
“The quality of a friend is one who can touch your heart and soul from across the world or across the room.” ― Angie Karan
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart.” — Helen Keller
“A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” — Donna Roberts
“‘Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.” — Charles Lamb
“You’ll find yourself in a tough situation one day, and on that day only a true friend will soften the situation.” ― Aurora
“A true friend makes your problem their problem.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“Friendship is accepting a person with all their qualities — good and bad.” — Mohanlal
“Only when you are in trouble do you realize who your true friends are… And, my dear, you will be surprised!” ― Charbel Tadros
― Shannon L. Alder
“You never lose friends. Real ones will always stay – no matter what and the fakes, you don’t need anyways.” ― Wordions
It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.
“A friend can tell you things you don’t want to tell yourself.” — Frances Ward Weller
“Part of the journey in life is slipping and falling along the way; in these times true friends are the ones who pick you up and dust you off.” ― Ken Poirot
A true friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.
“A good friend is someone who’d hide you if you were on the run for murder. How many of them do you know?” ― Lemmy Kilmister
“Friends are the family you choose.“ — Jess C. Scott
“In times of adversity, you will realize who is there for you.” ― Angie Karan
So that is it for our list of True Friendship Quotes and Sayings. We hope you found the perfect one for you!
For more great ideas, check out our other lists of Teamwork Quotes, Inspirational Morning Quotes, Short Powerful Quotes, Farewell Messages for Coworkers and Daily Encouragement Quotes.
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Laynni Deir
I am Laynni Deir, writer and editor of Purely Lists. There are times when you are looking for inspiration or aren’t sure what to say and I am committed to providing lists of the best quotes, sayings, messages, puns or captions for any occasion. Whether you are looking for a positive quote, a message for a card, a fun saying for a letter board or caption for your next post or story, you will find the perfect option here.
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