SOCRATES ON FRIENDSHIP QUOTES

“Friendship is the greatest good of man; and those who cultivate it do not need anything else.”

“True friendship is not about being inseparable, but about being separated and knowing nothing will change.”

“A true friend is one who holds your hand and touches your heart.”

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”

“Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives and remembering what one receives.”

“An honest man is always a child to his true friend.”

“Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.”

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'”

“Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.”

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”

“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”

(Socrates often referred to friendship as a kind of power.)

“Friendship is like a sheltering tree.”

“A faithful friend is the medicine of life.”

“Friendship is an art; it takes time, effort, and a genuine heart.” NOTE TO SELF QUOTE

“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.”

“Friendship is the wine of life; without it, life is dull and tasteless.”

“A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.”

“Friends are the siblings we choose for ourselves.”

“The better part of happiness is a faithful friend.”

“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.”

“The language of friendship is not words, but meanings.”

“A single rose can be my garden, a single friend my world.”

“Friendship is like two souls inhabiting one body.”

“Friendship is the key to unlocking the door of a happy life.”

“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have.”

“A true friend is someone who is always there, during the good times and the bad, without judgment.”

“Friendship is not about whom you have known the longest; it is about who came and never left your side.”