80 Best Friend Quotes That Capture What True Friendship Is All About
Share these short and sweet messages with your bestie on their birthday or just because.
It's often said the best things in life are free and at the top of the list is friendship. Having a close friend to walk through all of the seasons of life is a blessing! Best friends get to see us at our absolute best, worst, and in-between. Whether you're hosting a casual lunch with your girlfriends, searching for a special gift for your favorite dog mom, sampling decadent cream treats at an ice cream festival together, or packing the car up for a road trip with your inner circle, these shared experiences make life even sweeter. The joy of having honest, supportive, loving, funny and kind friends can be hard to put into words. In the spirit of true friendship, we've pulled together 80 best friend quotes to help you verbalize those intense feelings for your beloved besties.
From long and short to funny and sweet, we rounded up a collection that speaks to the heart about unconditional friendship and the priceless ways close companions impact our lives. Whether reading a personal birthday card message from your best bud or laughing about funny jokes at your favorite cafe together, having these close connections make life worth living. Eleanor Roosevelt wrote, “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends leave footprints in your heart.” We wholeheartedly agree with Roosevelt's sentiments and hope you'll read all of the best friend quotes included in this thoughtful roundup.
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C. S. Lewis
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.”
Len Wein
“A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.”
Oprah Winfrey
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”
Thomas Aquinas
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”
Khalil Gibran
“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”
Carlos Barquero Perez
“Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.”
Eugene Kennedy
“The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?”
Baltasar Gracian
“Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.”
Chelsea Handler
“The love that comes from friendship is the underlying facet of a happy life.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Friendship is a sheltering tree.”
Tahar Ben Jelloun
“Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare—and precious as a pearl.”
Jennifer Lopez
“The truth is, no matter how lonely you might feel, you’re never going through anything alone....You can choose your family.”
Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter
“A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.”
Toni Morrison, Beloved
“She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order.”
Edward Young
“Friendship is the wine of life.”
The Beatles
“I get by with a little help from my friends.”
Marlene Dietrich
“It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.”
Amy Poehler
“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.”
Nicole Richie
“True friends are like diamonds—bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.”
Leah Hall is currently a digital producer and writer for Country Living. She is based in Huntsville, Alabama.
Janece Maze is Associate Editor at Country Living, where she covers DIY projects, gardening, and travel. When she’s not in the kitchen creating a new recipe with farm fresh ingredients, you can find her on the road heading to a music festival or browsing a local consignment shop.
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