Quotes About Unexpected Friendships

When it comes to unexpected friendships, the bond formed can be truly special. Here are the top 99 quotes to celebrate these new connections:

1. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” – Elisabeth Foley
2. “The best things in life are unexpected – because there were no expectations.” – Eli Khamarov
3. “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
4. “Unexpected friendships are the best ones.” – Unknown
5. “The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.” – Hubert H. Humphrey
6. “We didn’t realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.” – Winnie the Pooh
7. “Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.” – Elie Wiesel
8. “Friendship is not about people who act true to your face. It’s about people who remain true behind your back.” – Unknown
9. “A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.” – Bernard Meltzer
10. “Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.” – Anna Deavere Smith
11. “Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.” – Virginia Woolf
12. “The language of friendship is not words but meanings.” – Henry David Thoreau
13. “A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.” – Unknown
14. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
15. “Friendship is a sheltering tree.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
16. “True friends are like diamonds – bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.” – Nicole Richie
17. “Friendship is a two-way street, not a one-way road.” – Unknown
18. “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” – Woodrow T. Wilson
19. “Friendship is not about who you spend the most time with, it’s about who you have the best time with.” – Unknown
20. “The most important thing in life is your family. There are days you love them, and others you don’t. But, in the end, they’re the people you always come home to. Sometimes it’s the family you’re born into and sometimes it’s the one you make for yourself.” – Carrie Bradshaw
21. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell
22. “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” – Jim Morrison
23. “The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
24. “True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” – David Tyson Gentry
25. “Friendship is not a big thing – it’s a million little things.” – Unknown
26. “Good friends are like stars, you don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.” – Unknown
27. “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.” – Elbert Hubbard
28. “A friend is someone who makes it easy to believe in yourself.” – Heidi Wills
29. “Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” – John Evelyn
30. “Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.” – Edna Buchanan
31. “Friendship is like a good cup of tea – it’s warm, comforting, and always there when you need it.” – Unknown
32. “The best mirror is an old friend.” – George Herbert
33. “Friendship is the only thing that grows when you give it away.” – Elbert Hubbard
34. “True friends are those rare people who come to find you in dark places and lead you back to the light.” – Unknown
35. “Friendship is a treasure chest of memories.” – Unknown
36. “Friends are the siblings God never gave us.” – Mencius
37. “Friendship is a promise made in the heart that will never be broken.” – Unknown
38. “A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.” – Fr. Jerome Cummings
39. “Friendship is the only flower that blooms in all seasons.” – Unknown
40. “I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.” – Helen Keller
41. “A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.” – Unknown
42. “Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.” – Octavia Butler
43. “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” – Woodrow T. Wilson
44. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” – Elisabeth Foley
45. “A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.” – Unknown
46. “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” – Albert Schweitzer
47. “A friend is someone who gives you a piece of their heart, not because you need it, but because they want you to have it.” – Unknown
48. “An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.” – Buddha
49. “Friends are the sunshine of life.” – John Hay
50. “A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be somewhere else.” – Len Wein
51. “Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.” – Cicero
52. “Friends are the family we choose.” – Jess C. Scott
53. “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” – Woodrow T. Wilson
54. “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.” – Elbert Hubbard
55. “Friendship is like a rainbow between two hearts.” – Unknown
56. “The most beautiful thing about true friendship is that it transcends all barriers.” – Unknown
57. “Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.” – Ed Cunningham
58. “True friends are like diamonds – bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.” – Nicole Richie
59. “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” – Khalil Gibran
60. “A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself.” – Unknown
61. “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” – Jim Morrison
62. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” – Elisabeth Foley
63. “Friendship is the only thing you can’t buy, but you can earn it by being a good friend.” – Unknown
64. “The best way to keep a friendship is to be open and honest with your friend.” – Unknown
65. “Friendship is like a garden. It takes time, patience, and love to grow.” – Unknown
66. “A true friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else believes the smile on your face.” – Unknown
67. “Friendship is a priceless gift that cannot be bought or sold, but its value is far greater than a mountain made of gold.” – Unknown
68. “A true friend is someone who listens when you speak, understands when you cry, and guides you on your way.” – Unknown
69. “Some people make your laugh a little louder, your smile a little brighter, and your life a little better.” – Unknown
70. “Friendship is a journey that is best traveled together.” – Unknown
71. “Friends are the family