44 Valentine’s Day Quotes for Your Most Loved Friends There are many unique varieties of love, just as there are various and distinct kinds of love languages.
In reality, there are eight varieties of love, according to ancient Greek civilization. And one of the most powerful and significant relationships in a person’s life may not be eros or passionate love. Instead, it might be philia, or the love of equals and friends.
Whether it’s a childhood best friend you can’t imagine living without, a “work partner” who is always there for you, or a new acquaintance who has become your person, these relationships are filled with platonic love—and they may be priceless.
So, ignore what we’ve been taught that Valentine’s Day is all about—romantic love or sexual attraction—and don’t miss the other profound ties you have that need to be recognized.
Check out these friendship quotes that capture and appreciate this fundamental form of love, whether you’re organizing a whole Galentine’s Day event or simply need inspiration for a friend’s Valentine’s Day message.
44 Valentine’s Day Quotes for Your Most Loved Friends
“A lot of people want to go in the limo with you, but what you really want is someone who will take the bus with you if the limo breaks down.” Oprah Winfrey’s
“True friends are never apart, even if they are separated by miles.” Helen Keller’s
“Many people come and go in your life, but only real friends leave fingerprints in your heart.” – Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
“Words are like the wind; true friends are hard to come by.” — From William Shakespeare
“As rare as real love is, true friendship is much rarer.” – Jacques de la Fontaine
“A single rose can be my garden…a single friend, my world.” — Leo Buscaglia
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.” — Linda Grayson
“Having a soulmate isn’t necessarily about love. You can also find your soulmate in a friendship if you seek hard enough.” – Unknown
“Friendship is the wine of life.” — Edward Young
“A true friend is one who comes in while the rest of the world goes out.” ― Walter Winchell
“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them, and it will alter your life.” — Amy Poehler
“A part of you has grown in me, and we will be together forever, never apart, maybe in distance, but not in heart.” — Unknown
“I admire the buddy who makes time in his schedule for me, but I treasure the friend who does not consult his calendar.” — Mr. Robert Brault
“You may be only one person to the world, but to one person, you may be the world.” Dr. Seuss’s
“A friend is someone who knows you and loves you the same way.” Elbert Hubbard’s
“A strong friendship does not require daily interaction or physical proximity. True friends never part as long as the link exists in the heart.” — Not known
“My best friend is the person who brings the best out of me.” Ford, Henry
“When we honestly ask ourselves who in our lives means the most to us, we frequently discover that it is those who, rather than offering advice, answers, or cures, have chosen to share our sorrow and touch our wounds with a warm and loving hand.” Henri Nouwen’s
“A friend who knows your tears is worth far more than many friends who just know your smile.” — Not known
“Friends are chocolate chips in the cookie of life.” Salman Rushdie’s
“True friendship, like true poetry, is incredibly rare—and as valuable as a pearl.” Tahar Ben Jello’s
“Friendship has a greater impact on a person’s life than love. Love has the potential to devolve into obsession, but friendship is always about sharing.” Elie Wiesel.
“Best friends don’t mind if your house is tidy or not. They don’t mind if you have wine.” — Not known
“Friendship is the golden thread that binds the world’s hearts together.” — Sir John Evelyn
“Each new friendship may transform you into a new person by opening up new doors within you.” DiCamillo, Kate
“True friends are like diamonds: brilliant, gorgeous, priceless, and always fashionable.” Nicole Richie’s
“Let there be laughing in the sweetness of friendship, for in the dew of tiny things the heart finds its dawn and is renewed.” Khalil Gibran’s
“Everyone has a friend at every stage of life. However, only the fortunate have the same companion throughout their lives.” — Not known
“A good buddy is familiar with all of your stories. A close buddy can assist you in creating them.” — Not known
“God put us together as best friends because he knew our mothers couldn’t manage us as sisters.” — Not known
“F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Fight for yourself. You have my respect. Include yourself. Encourage yourself. We need you. You deserve it. You have my support.” — Not known
“Distance means nothing when someone means everything.” — McNeal, Tom
“Friendship may and often does develop into love, but love never returns to friendship.” Byron, Lord
“True friends aren’t the ones who solve your issues. They are the ones who will not abandon you when you are in trouble.” — Not known
“If you happen to come across a strange, never let them leave.” Gubler, Matthew Gray
“Friends are your chosen family.” Jessica C. Scott
“A faithful friend laughs at your jokes when they’re lousy and sympathizes with your difficulties when they’re excellent.” — H. Arnold Glasgow
“That was the moment I discovered what a true friend was. Someone who would always love you—the flawed, confused, and mistaken you—because that is what humans are meant to do.” — Not known
“Love is a smoldering companionship. It is peaceful understanding, mutual trust, sharing, and forgiveness. It is loyalty in good and difficult times. It accepts less than perfection and makes allowances for human flaws.” Ann Landers’
“Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that we grew side by side for a long time; our roots will always be together.”
“Let us be grateful to those who make us joyful; they are the lovely gardeners who make our souls bloom.” — Proust, Marcel
“A friend is someone who ignores your damaged fence and admires your garden flowers.” — Not known
“We weren’t biological sisters [or brothers], but we knew from the beginning…fate had brought us together to be sisters [or brothers] by heart.” — Not known
“The friends who loved you even when you weren’t particularly likeable will be remembered as the most memorable people in life.” Aidan Chambers’s
“One of the finest things you can be and one of the best things you can have is a buddy.” Sarah Valdez,
“The individuals in your life that make you laugh louder, smile brighter, and live better are your best friends.” — Not known
