--- title: "12 Sincere friends Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Sincere friends quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Sincere friends sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/eleanor-roosevelt-381_be-your-best_some-friends-leave-footprints-in-your-he_69737.jpg" --- > [Some friends leave footprints in your heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleanor-roosevelt/some-friends-leave-footprints-in-your-heart/) [Eleanor Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleanor-roosevelt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/eleanor-roosevelt-381_be-your-best_some-friends-leave-footprints-in-your-he_69737.jpg) > [At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-acton/at-all-times-sincere-friends-of-freedom-have-been-rare-and-its-2/) [Lord Acton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-acton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/lord-acton-3040_all-time_at-all-times-sincere-friends-of-freedom_2114216.png) > [If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/if-you-would-win-a-man-to-your-cause-first-convince-him-that-you-are/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/848/abraham-lincoln-88_causes_if-you-would-win-a-man-to-your-cause-fir_598450.png) > [If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. Friends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/if-we-merely-try-to-impress-people-and-get-people-interested-in-us-we/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/964/dale-carnegie-382_best-friend_if-we-merely-try-to-impress-people-and-g_728740.jpg) > [There is no man so friendless but that he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bulwer-lytton-1st-baron-lytton/there-is-no-man-so-friendless-but-that-he-can-find-a-friend-sincere/) [Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bulwer-lytton-1st-baron-lytton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/edward-bulwer-lytton-1st-baron_disagreeable_there-is-no-man-so-friendless-but-that-h_1105900.jpg) > [A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall. So with men. If you would win a man to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/a-drop-of-honey-catches-more-flies-than-a-gallon-of-gall-so-with-men/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/abraham-lincoln-88_causes_a-drop-of-honey-catches-more-flies-than_572492.png) > [A sincere friend conceals all your deformities, deceives and convince others that you are extremely perfect, the insincere will tell the truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-sincere-friend-conceals-all-your-deformities-deceives-and-convince/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d21/anonymous-1_convince_a-sincere-friend-conceals-all-your-defor_1204648.jpg) > [To arrive at perfection, a man should have very sincere friends or inveterate enemies; because he would be made sensible of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diogenes/to-arrive-at-perfection-a-man-should-have-very-sincere-friends-or/) [Diogenes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diogenes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/diogenes-4214_admonition_to-arrive-at-perfection-a-man-should-hav_468412.png) > [Generally speaking, among sensible persons, it would seem that a rich man deems that friend a sincere one who does not want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/generally-speaking-among-sensible-persons-it-would-seem-that-a-rich/) [Benjamin Disraeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-disraeli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/benjamin-disraeli-390_doe_generally-speaking-among-sensible-person_629328.png) > [At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities, that have prevailed by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-acton/at-all-times-sincere-friends-of-freedom-have-been-rare-and-its-3/) [Lord Acton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-acton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2df/lord-acton-3040_all-time_at-all-times-sincere-friends-of-freedom_2858635.jpg) > [If to be venerated for benevolence, if to be admired for talents, if to be esteemed for patriotism, if to be beloved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/if-to-be-venerated-for-benevolence-if-to-be-admired-for-talents-if-to/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d0/george-washington-257_affection_if-to-be-venerated-for-benevolence-if-to_889910.jpg) > [Without temptations, it is not possible to learn the wisdom of the Spirit. It is not possible that Divine love be strengthened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-of-nineveh/without-temptations-it-is-not-possible-to-learn-the-wisdom-of-the/) [Isaac of Nineveh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-of-nineveh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/isaac-of-nineveh-13019_christian_without-temptations-it-is-not-possible-t_2484209.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere-friends/#itemlist", "name": "Sincere friends Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some friends leave footprints in your heart", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eleanor Roosevelt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleanor-roosevelt/some-friends-leave-footprints-in-your-heart/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/eleanor-roosevelt-381_be-your-best_some-friends-leave-footprints-in-your-he_69737.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/eleanor-roosevelt-381_be-your-best_some-friends-leave-footprints-in-your-he_69737.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/eleanor-roosevelt-381_be-your-best_some-friends-leave-footprints-in-your-he_69737.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Some friends leave footprints in your heart” — Eleanor Roosevelt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities…", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lord Acton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-acton/at-all-times-sincere-friends-of-freedom-have-been-rare-and-its-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/lord-acton-3040_all-time_at-all-times-sincere-friends-of-freedom_2114216.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/lord-acton-3040_all-time_at-all-times-sincere-friends-of-freedom_2114216.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/lord-acton-3040_all-time_at-all-times-sincere-friends-of-freedom_2114216.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities…” — Lord Acton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Abraham Lincoln" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/if-you-would-win-a-man-to-your-cause-first-convince-him-that-you-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/848/abraham-lincoln-88_causes_if-you-would-win-a-man-to-your-cause-fir_598450.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/848/abraham-lincoln-88_causes_if-you-would-win-a-man-to-your-cause-fir_598450.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/848/abraham-lincoln-88_causes_if-you-would-win-a-man-to-your-cause-fir_598450.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.” — Abraham Lincoln", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. 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