Friendship is a little more than just a date —it’s a celebration of the bonds we create with our friends, who make our lives brighter. Whether your friends are far, old, near, or new bonds, this collection of 60 friendship day quotes to celebrate.
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Heartfelt Friendship Day Quotes
“A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.” – Unknown
“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” – Woodrow Wilson
“A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.” – Proverbs 27:9
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” – Elbert Hubbard
“True friends are like stars; you can only recognize them when it’s dark around you.” – Bob Marley
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” – C.S. Lewis
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” – Thomas Aquinas
“Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.” – Edna Buchanan
“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.” – Unknown
“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” – John Evelyn
“Some souls just understand each other upon meeting.” – N.R. Hart
“Friendship is the wine of life.” – Edward Young
“A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.” – Douglas Pagels
“Life is better with friends.” – Unknown
“The language of friendship is not words but meanings.” – Henry David Thoreau
Funny Friendship Day Quotes
“We’ll be friends forever because you already know too much.” – Unknown
“A good friend knows all your best stories, but a best friend has lived them with you.” – Unknown
“Friends buy you food. Best friends eat your food.” – Unknown
“We’ll be the old ladies causing trouble in the nursing home.” – Unknown
“A good friend will help you move. But a best friend will help you move a body.” – Jim Hayes
“Friends don’t let friends do silly things… alone.” – Unknown
“We go together like coffee and more coffee.” – Unknown
“You’re the Monica to my Rachel.” – Friends
“Best friends don’t care if your house is messy, they care if you have snacks.” – Unknown
“A best friend is someone you can call at 4 a.m. and they’ll still answer… but they’ll be mad about it.” – Unknown
“If I send you my ugly selfies, you know our friendship is real.” – Unknown
“We’ll be besties until we’re senile. Then we’ll be new besties.” – Unknown
“Friends are therapists you can drink with.” – Unknown
“A best friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have… and probably a little weird.” – Unknown
“We’re more than friends — we’re like a really small gang.” – Unknown
Inspirational Friendship Day Quotes
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” – Helen Keller
“A friend to all is a friend to none.” – Aristotle
“Friendship is the purest form of love.” – Osho
“Hold a true friend with both your hands.” – Nigerian Proverb
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… it has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” – C.S. Lewis
“Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
“A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they’re not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they’re not so bad.” – Arnold H. Glasgow
“The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.” – Hubert H. Humphrey
“True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.” – Unknown
“Friendship is a sheltering tree.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Friendship isn’t about whom you’ve known the longest, it’s about who came and never left your side.” – Unknown
“True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils.” – Baltasar Gracián
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” – Khalil Gibran
“A friend is what the heart needs all the time.” – Henry Van Dyke
“There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.” – Unknown
Short & Sweet Friendship Day Quotes
“Friends make the world beautiful.” – Unknown
“Friendship is love without wings.” – Lord Byron
“Besties forever.” – Unknown
“Life is better with true friends.” – Unknown
“Forever grateful for you.” – Unknown
“Friendship is magic.” – Unknown
“Here’s to nights we’ll never forget with friends we’ll always remember.” – Unknown
“Friends are my chosen family.” – Unknown
“Happy Friendship Day to my partner in crime.” – Unknown
“Good times + Crazy friends = Best memories.” – Unknown
“Best friends are the people in your life that make you laugh louder, smile brighter, and live better.” – Unknown
“Friends are sunshine for the soul.” – Unknown
“Friendship is the art of keeping each other’s secrets.” – Unknown
“Thanks for being my friend, even when I’m a little extra.” – Unknown
“A day with a friend is always a day well spent.” – Unknown
Final Thoughts
Whether you’re sending a text, posting a photo, or making a heartfelt speech, these Friendship Day quotes can help you express exactly how much your friends mean to you. A little appreciation goes a long way — and Friendship Day is the perfect reminder to show it.
