Friendship Quotes and Sayings About Best Friends

Are you looking for a great friendship quote to include in a birthday card, or just a "keeping in touch" card for an old friend? Here are a collection of some of my all-time favorite friendship quotes, gathered over the years from quote books, magazines, email signatures, greeting cards, and fiction and nonfiction books. Hopefully, you'll find just the right quote in this handful. Feel free to add your own favorites in a comment. Enjoy!

My Personal Favorite Friendship Quotes and Sayings About Friendship:

"Best friends are the siblings God forgot to give us." ~ Unknown

"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives." ~ Latin Proverb (This quote is available on a cool friendship greeting card, along with other great friendship quote greetings cards.)

"Friendship is when people know all about you but like you anyway." ~ Anonymous

"Many people will walk in and out of you life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart." ~ Unknown (Here's another quote that's available in a very nice friendship greeting card.)

"A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out." ~ Grace Pulpit

"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. " ~ Helen Keller

"A friend can tell you things you don't want to tell yourself." ~ Frances Ward Weller

"It takes a long time to grow an old friend." ~ John Leonard

"Good friends are like stars-you don't always see them, but you know they are always there." ~ Anonymous

"A friend is someone who can see the truth and pain in you even when you are fooling everyone else." ~ Unknown

"Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty." ~ Sicilian Proverb

"Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer." ~ Ed Cunningham

"There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." ~ Edith Wharton

"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." ~ Oprah Winfrey

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