Before looking at inspirational quotes about friendship, perhaps we should try to define what friendship is
To paraphrase a well known quote from Judge Potter Stewart (talking about something totally unconnected with the subject of friendship), ” I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it.”
There are many ways of regarding friendship, which will become very obvious as you look through the quotes below. Perhaps the simplest definition of a friend is, ” Someone who will always be there for you no matter what happens.”
Anyway, it’s a subject which has been addressed by countless minds over the centuries, from Greek philosophers to modern celebrities. Our team at Life Daily is giving you the chance to look at friendship from a number of different viewpoints. You will find here funny quotes about friendship and famous quotes about friendship from well known people. Some quotes are witty or cynical while others are sentimental and even a little sad.
Here are some of the best quotes about friendship ever written. Take a few moments to read them and see if you agree with us.
Charles Dickens:
There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.
Dame Edna Everage:
My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven’t met yet. She’s now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia.
Oscar Wilde:
True friends stab you in the front.
Salma Hayek:
Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it, a slight physical antipathy most probably helps.
Samuel Johnson:
The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef.
A. A. Milne:
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.
Marlene Dietrich:
It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
Jay Leno:
Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren’t bad people, they’re just acquaintances.
Mark Twain:
The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are in the wrong. Nearly everybody will side with you when you are in the right.
Robert Brault:
I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.
Jay Mcinerney:
The capacity for friendship is God’s way of apologizing for our families.
Anonymous:
If you’re alone, I’ll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I’ll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I’ll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I’ll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I’ll just be me.
The best rule of friendship is to keep your heart a little softer than your head.
John Churton Collins:
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
American Proverb:
Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most.
Anonymous:
Never explain yourself. Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it.
A best friend is someone who when you show up at their door with a dead body they say nothing, grab a shovel and follow you.
Laurence J. Peter:
You can always tell a real friend: when you’ve made a fool of yourself he doesn’t feel you’ve done a permanent job.
Christi Mary Warner:
A true friend is one who knows all about you and likes you anyway.
Robin Morgan:
Friendship is mutual blackmail elevated to the level of love.
So there you have 20 great inspirational quotes about friendship. Which was your favorite? Do you have a special quote we didn’t include? Tell us in the comments feed below.
