Friendship Quotes

“A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends. For every friend whom he loses for truth, he gains a better.”

“If ever the future should bring to you a time when you need a man's help, believe me, you will not call in vain. God grant that no such time may ever come to you to break the sunshine of your life; but if it should ever come, promise me that you will let me know.”

“The brother-soul and the brother-heart Of a friend or two Makes us drift on from the crowd apart, With a friend or two; For come days happy or come days sad We count no hours but the ones made glad By the hale good times we have ever had With a friend or two.”

“Friendship is Love with jewels on, but without either flowers or veil.”

“How few friends would remain friends if each could see the sentiments of the other in their entirety.”

“A disquieting loneliness came into my life, but it induced no hunger for friends of longer acquaintance: they seemed now like a salt-free, sugarless diet.”

“It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.”

“The loss of a friend is the greatest of losses.”

“One of life's more jolting discoveries is that you are not your best friend's best friend.”

“If you gain new friends, don't forget the old ones.”

“I should have gone mad by this time but for you. Will you be my friend whatever happens?”

“And it is no little thing to hear a fellow-creature say "Thank you, friend."”