--- title: "10 Friend Friendship Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Friend Friendship quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Friend Friendship sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/john-arthur-13921_couples_couples-dating-friend-friendship-love-ma_1850781.jpg" --- > [“couples, dating, friend, friendship, love, marriage, partners, reciprocity, relationship”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arthur/couples-dating-friend-friendship-love-marriage-partners-reciprocity/) [John Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arthur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/john-arthur-13921_couples_couples-dating-friend-friendship-love-ma_1850781.jpg) > [Absence is the enemy of love and the friend of friendship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-langenhoven/absence-is-the-enemy-of-love-and-the-friend-of-friendship/) [C.J. Langenhoven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-langenhoven/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f44/c-j-langenhoven-31737_absence_absence-is-the-enemy-of-love-and-the-fri_652378.png) > [A 5-YEAR OLD ASKED HIS FRIEND: WHAT'S FRIENDSHIP? HE REPLIED, FRIENDSHIP IS WHEN YOU STEAL MY CHOCOLATES EVERYDAY FROM MY BAG... AND…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/youness/a-5-year-old-asked-his-friend-what-s-friendship-he-replied-friendship/) [YOUNESS](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/youness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/521/youness-16304_friendship_a-5-year-old-asked-his-friend-what-s-fri_1609501.jpg) > [A 5 year old girl asked her friend, What is Friendship??? He replied, Friendship is when you take my Chocolates Everyday from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-5-year-old-girl-asked-her-friend-what-is-friendship-he-replied/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/anonymous-1_friend_a-5-year-old-girl-asked-her-friend-what_409477.jpg) > [Actually Pu La was my father's friend and their friendship was very typical , as friends should be, fame did not come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashok-saraf/actually-pu-la-was-my-father-s-friend-and-their-friendship-was-very/) [Ashok Saraf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashok-saraf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/ashok-saraf-25490_come_actually-pu-la-was-my-father-s-friend-an_35353.jpg) > [The way to make a true friend is to be one. Friendship implies loyalty, esteem, cordiality, sympathy, affection, readiness to aid, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/the-way-to-make-a-true-friend-is-to-be-one-friendship-implies-loyalty/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aba/b-c-forbes-2124_affection_the-way-to-make-a-true-friend-is-to-be-o_448806.jpg) > [When you had an ‘anam cara,’ (soul friend), your friendship cut across all convention and category. You were joined in an ancient…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-donohue/when-you-had-an-anam-cara-soul-friend-your-friendship-cut-across-all/) [John O'Donohue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-donohue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/john-o-donohue-1919_ancient_when-you-had-an-anam-cara-soul-friend-yo_2516470.jpg) > [If any friend desire thee to be his surety, give him a part of what thou hast to spare; if he press…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-raleigh/if-any-friend-desire-thee-to-be-his-surety-give-him-a-part-of-what/) [Walter Raleigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-raleigh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6f/walter-raleigh-4068_art_if-any-friend-desire-thee-to-be-his-sure_2219609.jpg) > [The very condition of having Friends is that we should want something else besides Friends. Where the truthful answer to the question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-very-condition-of-having-friends-is-that-we-should-want-something/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/anonymous-1_affection_the-very-condition-of-having-friends-is_293274.jpg) > [“I’ve learned difference between a friend and an acquaintance. Acquaintances provide a warm body in the room. They provide entertainment. They can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-herrick/i-ve-learned-difference-between-a-friend-and-an-acquaintance/) [John Herrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-herrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/john-herrick-23597_feeling-lonely_i-ve-learned-difference-between-a-friend_1458632.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friend-friendship/#itemlist", "name": "Friend Friendship Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“couples, dating, friend, friendship, love, marriage, partners, reciprocity, relationship”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Arthur" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arthur/couples-dating-friend-friendship-love-marriage-partners-reciprocity/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/john-arthur-13921_couples_couples-dating-friend-friendship-love-ma_1850781.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/john-arthur-13921_couples_couples-dating-friend-friendship-love-ma_1850781.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/john-arthur-13921_couples_couples-dating-friend-friendship-love-ma_1850781.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“couples, dating, friend, friendship, love, marriage, partners, reciprocity, relationship” — John Arthur", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Absence is the enemy of love and the friend of friendship.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "C.J. 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