Quotes about friendship
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“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.”

Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese artist, poet, and writer

Heart, Pleasure, Laughter, Friendship

“True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.”

Joseph Addison (1672–1719) politician, writer and playwright

Happiness

“Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.”

Herman Melville (1818–1891) American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet

Truth, Love, Friendship, For Friend

“Friendship often ends in love, but love in friendship - never.”

Albert Camus (1913–1960) French author and journalist

Love, Hurtful

“Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.”

Seneca the Younger (-4–65 BC) Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist

Love

“The world is round so that friendship may encircle it.”

Pierre Teilhard De Chardin (1881–1955) French philosopher and Jesuit priest

World, Friendship, For Friend

“True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.”

Charles Caleb Colton (1777–1832) British priest and writer

Health, Friendship, For Friend, For Bestfriend

“One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.”

Brooks Adams (1848–1927) American political writer

Communication, Life

“It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree.”

Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul

“Friendship is also about liking a person for their failings, their weakness. It's also about mutual help, not about exploitation.”

Paul Theroux (1941) American travel writer and novelist

Personality, Help

“The strong bond of friendship is not always a balanced equation; friendship is not always about giving and taking in equal shares. Instead, friendship is grounded in a feeling that you know exactly who will be there for you when you need something, no matter what or when.”

Simon Sinek (1973) British/American author and motivational speaker

Strong, Feeling

“The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.”

Marcus Tullius Cicero (-106–-43 BC) Roman philosopher and statesman

Sincerity

“Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

Soul

“Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions.”

Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer

Love

“But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.”

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) 3rd President of the United States of America

Life, Parting, Friendship, For Friend

“Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.”

John Wooden (1910–2010) American basketball coach

Books, Drink, Help, Art

“Friendships are the family we make - not the one we inherit. I've always been someone to whom friendship, elective affinities, is as important as family.”

Salman Rushdie (1947) British Indian novelist and essayist

Family

“There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.”

Chanakya (-375–-283 BC) Ancient Indian statesman and philosopher

Truth

“Friendship is one of our most treasured relationships, but it isn't codified and celebrated; it's never going to give you a party.”

Hanya Yanagihara (1974) American novelist and travel writer

“Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.”

George Foreman (1949) a retired American professional boxer, ordained Baptist minister, author and entrepreneur

Forgiveness, Love

“Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have.”

Ernie Banks (1931–2015) American baseball player and coach

Wealth, Loyalty

“It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship.”

Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887) American clergyman and activist

Pain, Truth, Love

“The differences between friends cannot but reinforce their friendship.”

Mao Zedong (1893–1976) Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

“False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.”

Richard Burton (1925–1984) Welsh actor

Support, Animals, Falseness, Life

“Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.”

Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul

Friendship

“Friendship is a very taxing and arduous form of leisure activity.”

Mortimer J. Adler (1902–2001) American philosopher and educator

“The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.”

Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978) Vice-President of the USA under Lyndon B. Johnson

Life, Birthday, Happy, Friendship

“Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.”

Montesquieu (1689–1755) French social commentator and political thinker

“We do not need your guilt feelings. We need your friendship.”

Yousif Thomas Mirkis (1949) Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Kirkuk Sulaimaniya

The Plight of Iraqi Christians https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/519/article/plight-iraqi-christians (February 21, 2005)

Feeling

“I wrote pages of music that tell the story. Life of rhythm, friendship, love, fun and pure emotion. Pages to live and let live again, in all the hearts that beat at dance time.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: (it) Ho scritto pagine di musica che narrano storia. Vita di ritmo, amicizia, amore, divertimento ed emozione allo stato puro. Pagine da vivere e far vivere ancora, in tutti i cuori che battono a tempo di dance.
Source: prevale.net

Time, Heart, Music, Dance

“In love, in friendship, in work and in life: put your heart into it.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: (it) In amore, in amicizia, nel lavoro e nella vita: mettici il cuore.
Source: prevale.net

Love, Life, Heart

“Sometimes, friendship may change the world.”

Massimo Introvigne (1955) Italian philosopher

"Friendships and the Tai Ji Men Case: An International Webinar" https://bitterwinter.org/friendships-and-the-tai-ji-men-case-an-international-webinar/

World, Change

“If you don't know that friendship implies give and take, then you're not worthy to be called my friend.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“You can try to mix capitalism and socialism together, but you cannot be both at the same time! In the end, one system will always take over the other. Resulting in a true/false friendship.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Time, Falseness

“Division and subtraction are not required in a friendship or marriage. Only addition and multiplication of great things.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Marriage

“Asceticism concerns the soul for the next world. True asceticism means the thrusting out from the heart of all worldly thoughts reckoning them as vanity. It leads ultimately to friendship with God.”

Abu Talib al-Makki Scholar, mystic

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 86

Soul, God, Heart, World

“One's friendship with God consists in being satisfied with whatever comes from God and expresses his gratitude hundred thousand time that he was remembered by Him.”

Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki (1173–1235) Indian Sufi

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 263

God, Time, Gratitude

“I sincerely hope that our country, through our people’s wisdom and unceasing efforts, achieves further development and contributes to the friendship and peace of the international community and the welfare and prosperity of humankind.”

Naruhito (1960) Emperor of Japan since 2019

Source: "Naruhito: Japan’s emperor formally proclaims enthronement in centuries-old ceremony" in CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/21/asia/japan-enthronement-emperor-intl-hnk/index.html (22 October 2019)

People, Communication, Sincerity, Peace

“I am wholly decided and resolved to go in person to help my brother because his need is so great and the perils so extreme that it does not merely threaten him but places all Christendom at risk. I cannot and must not abandon him because of the office I hold and because of the obligations of fraternal friendship and also because he is such a good brother to me.”

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558) Holy Roman Emperor

Personality, Help

“Friendship craves
The commerce of the mind, not the exchange
Of emulous feasts that foster sycophants.”

Alfred Austin (1835–1913) British writer and poet

Source: Savonarola (1881), Lorenzo de' Medici in Act I, sc. i; pp. 6–7.

“My opinion is that the best law is an education of quality, that begins in the family, grows at school and finds in society a stimulus for the formation of people. We are greatly lacking in civic friendship, we look at one another as mad people and not as brethren or as people who share the same ideal, the same purpose.”

Ricardo Ezzati (1942) archbishop and cardinal

Source: Chile – Cardinal Ezzati: Reparation Eucharist https://www.infoans.org/en/sections/news/item/1167-chile-cardinal-ezzati-reparation-eucharist-at-gratitud-nacionain-this-l (13 June 2016)

People, Education, Madness, School

“Friendship is a very simple bond: it is true, loyal and concrete.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: (it) L'amicizia è un legame molto semplice: vero, leale e concreto.
Source: prevale.net

“Be honey to those who seek your friendship, but deadly poison to those who dare attack you.”

Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906–1975) King of Saudi Arabia

https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/26/archives/faisal-rich-and-powerful-led-saudis-into-20th-century-and-to-arab.html

“You don't kill your brother.
You don't rape your sister.
You don't destroy your friend's country.
That's why today we dismantled this monument once created as a sign of friendship between Ukraine and Russia.”

Vitali Klitschko (1971) Ukrainian boxer and politician

Tweeted https://twitter.com/Klitschko/status/1519008421500043266 26 April 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Country, Sister

“Friendship was just diplomacy by other means, after all.”

Kim Stanley Robinson (1952) American science fiction writer

Source: Red Mars (1992), Chapter 6, “Guns Under the Table” (p. 432)

“Acquaintance, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous”

Ambrose Bierce book The Devil's Dictionary

The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

Personality

“An example of life? In work, in friendship, in love, in pleasure and in pain: always, unconditionally and simply be yourself.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Un esempio di vita? Nel lavoro, nell'amicizia, nell'amore, nel piacere e nel dolore: sii sempre, incondizionatamente e semplicemente te stesso.
Source: prevale.net

Pain, Pleasure, Love, Life

“Good friendships are the foundation of all relationships. Whether it is in business or marriage. A good friend is the best partner.”

Titon Rahmawan

Marriage, Business

“The substantial difference between me and a friendship, I believe in true friendship.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La sostanziale differenza tra me ed un'amicizia, io credo nella vera amicizia.
Source: prevale.net

“True friendship is that feeling in which one loves, one has trust and spontaneous smiles are born.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La vera amicizia è quel sentimento in cui ci si vuol bene, si ha fiducia e nascono spontanei sorrisi.
Source: prevale.net

Smile, Love, Feeling

“Friendship, true and indissoluble friendship is confirmed in time of need. The rest be defined knowledge.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: L'amicizia, la vera e indissolubile amicizia si conferma nel momento del bisogno. Il resto si definisce conoscenza.
Source: prevale.net

Knowledge, Time

“He who possesses the rare gift of believing in friendship, knows your flaws and values them.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Chi possiede il raro dono di credere nell'amicizia, conosce i vostri difetti e li valorizza.
Source: prevale.net

“Be very careful of false friendships, the true, are few.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Fate molta attenzione alle false amicizie, le vere, sono poche.
Source: prevale.net

Falseness

“It's important to live by finding balance in health, friendship, work and love without ever giving up. Life owes you dreams.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: È importante vivere trovando equilibrio nella salute, nell'amicizia, nel lavoro e nell'amore senza arrendersi mai. La vita vi deve dei sogni.
Source: prevale.net

Dreams, Health, Love, Life

“True friendships and true loves are born exclusively between people with values.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Le vere amicizie e i veri amori nascono esclusivamente tra persone con dei valori.
Source: prevale.net

Love, People

“Life communicates in a strange way: it does so through signals and codes. You think you already know them all, but you don't. Each person who enters your life teaches you a new word: affection, friendship, trust, competition, success, love, pleasure, respect, longing, loneliness, courage, betrayal, disappointment…. My favourite words have always been love, pleasure, respect and trust; the last one I learnt was courage.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La vita comunica in modo strano: lo fa attraverso segnali e codici. Pensate di conoscerli già tutti, ma non è così. Ogni persona che entra nella vostra vita vi insegna una nuova parola: affetto, amicizia, fiducia, competizione, successo, amore, piacere, rispetto, desiderio, solitudine, coraggio, tradimento, delusione... . Le mie parole preferite sono sempre state amore, piacere, rispetto e fiducia; l'ultima che ho imparato è stata coraggio.
Source: prevale.net

Personality, Loneliness, Communication, Pleasure

“It's necessary to learn to value our time and to share it exclusively with people who deserve our friendship, love, affection and respect.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: È necessario imparare a dar valore al nostro tempo e a condividerlo esclusivamente con persone che meritano la nostra amicizia, il nostro amore, affetto e rispetto.
Source: prevale.net

Time, People, Learning, Love

“True friendship is an authentic and deep bond, based on trust, respect, esteem and understanding.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La vera amicizia è un legame autentico e profondo, basato sulla fiducia, il rispetto, la stima e la comprensione.
Source: prevale.net

Understanding

“The only advantage that can be obtein from false friendships is to lose them, without ever feeling the lack of them.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: L'unico vantaggio che si possa ottenere dalle false amicizie è perderle, senza mai sentirne la mancanza.
Source: prevale.net

Falseness, Feeling

“True friendship is distinguished by a simple, but important mutual availability.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La vera amicizia si distingue per una semplice, ma importante disponibilità reciproca.
Source: prevale.net

“Some friendships last as long as convenience lasts.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Alcune amicizie durano finché dura la convenienza.
Source: prevale.net

“Correctness is essential in every type of relation: in a relationship, in a friendship, in life, and in self-respect, especially in difficult times. It protects trust, truth, and respect.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La correttezza è essenziale in ogni tipo di legame: in una relazione sentimentale, in un'amicizia, nella vita e nel rispetto di sé, soprattutto nei momenti difficili. Protegge la fiducia, la verità e il rispetto.
Source: prevale.net

Time, Truth, Life

“Being authentic will decrease the acquaintances who surround you, but it will increase the value of the friendships that remain.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Essere autentici ridurrà il numero di conoscenti che vi circondano, ma aumenterà il valore delle amicizie che rimangono.
Source: prevale.net

“True friendship is presence and constancy.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La vera amicizia è presenza e costanza.
Source: prevale.net

“Healthy, solid and lasting relationships, of love or friendship, are founded on constant reciprocity.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Le sane, solide e durature relazioni, d'amore o di amicizia, si fondano sulla costante reciprocità.
Source: prevale.net

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Quotes about friendship
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