150 Short Friendship Quotes for Texts to Send Your Bestie

Last week, I was scrolling through my old messages when I found a simple “I’m so glad we’re friends” text from my bestie. It was sent on a random Tuesday, but reading it again brought back all the warmth of that moment. I realized then that we often wait for big occasions to express our gratitude, when a quick, short text can be just as powerful.

There’s something about finding the perfect words to capture a bond that’s been through everything. Whether it’s an inside joke or a supportive reminder during a tough week, a few well-chosen words can bridge any distance. I’ve found that these bite-sized pieces of wisdom are the espresso shots of social connection—quick, concentrated, and instantly uplifting.

These 150 short friendship quotes are perfect for your next text or caption. These are the words I keep in my notes app for when I want to make my friends smile without writing a novel.

Short Friendship Quotes for Heartfelt Text Messages

When you want to send a little love but don’t have all day, these heartfelt snippets are perfect. I often find that the simplest messages carry the most weight because they come from a place of genuine connection. If you’re looking for even more brevity, our short friendship quotes collection has you covered.

1. “A friend is what the heart needs all the time.”

— Henry van Dyke

2. “Friendship is another word for love.”

— Unknown

3. “A true friend is a forever friend.”

— George MacDonald

4. “Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget.”

— G. Randolf

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

6. “A faithful friend loves to the end.”

— Unknown

7. “True friends are great riches.”

— Unknown

8. “No friendship is an accident.”

— O. Henry

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

— Elbert Hubbard

10. “Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.”

— Anna Deavere Smith

11. “In my friend, I find a second self.”

— Isabel Norton

12. “A true friend is the greatest of all blessings.”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

13. “Friends are the sunshine of life.”

— John Hay

14. “I think that generosity is the essence of friendship.”

— Oscar Wilde

15. “Friendship isn’t a big thing—it’s a million little things.”

— Paulo Coelho

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

— Leo Buscaglia

17. “Between friends, words are optional.”

— Penny Krugman

18. “A friend is a sunny day in human form.”

— Bill Gray

19. “Whatever words you say, a friend will hear your heart.”

— Suzanne Berry

Cute and Quick Friendship Sayings for Your Bestie

For those moments when you just want to be “extra,” these cute sayings are my go-to. They work perfectly for a quick Instagram story or a “just because” text. For those truly special bonds, check out our friendship quotes for best friends guide. According to Greater Good Science Center’s research, these small acts of appreciation significantly boost our well-being.

20. “Friends are the family you choose.”

— Jess C. Scott

21. “Squad goals!”

— Unknown

22. “Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.”

— Unknown

23. “Best friend isn’t a person; it’s a tier.”

— Mindy Kaling

24. “Friends are medicine for a wounded heart.”

— Steve Maraboli

25. “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.”

— Randy Newman

26. “Friends are the gravy on the biscuit of life.”

— Erin Canty

27. “TGBF (Thank God for Best Friends).”

— Jake Gahr

28. “Two superheroes. No sidekick. That’s us.”

— Carrie Bratcher

29. “Friends are angels who love you even at your most un-angelic.”

— Carolina Fernandez

30. “The best kind of self-care is having a friend like you.”

— Unknown

31. “Heartlines can mean just as much as bloodlines.”

— Melvina Young

32. “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”

— Mark Twain

33. “A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.”

— Proverbs 27:9

34. “True friends are like diamonds — bright, beautiful, and always in style.”

— Nicole Richie

35. “Friends are the siblings God never gave us.”

— Mencius

36. “To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.”

— Dr. Seuss

37. “It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.”

— Marlene Dietrich

38. “Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.”

— Bill Watterson

Meaningful Short Quotes About True Loyalty and Friendship

Loyalty is the bedrock of any lasting bond. I remember a time when I was moving across the country and felt completely overwhelmed; it was the friends who showed up to pack boxes without being asked that taught me what loyalty really looks like. Understanding the core of a bond is essential, as we explore in our quotes about true friendship piece.

39. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”

— Walter Winchell

40. “There’s nothing like a really loyal, dependable, good friend. Nothing.”

— Jennifer Aniston

41. “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.”

— Euripides

42. “True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.”

— Helen Keller

43. “Stay close to people who want more for you, not from you.”

— Unknown

44. “A friend sees you in the best possible light, even if you’re not being your best possible self.”

— Jeannie Hund

45. “The best friends to have are the ones who make every long road feel shorter.”

— Keely Chace

46. “When it gets the darkest, you’ll see who your true friends are.”

— Katherine Stano

47. “True friendship is when two friends can walk in opposite directions yet remain side by side.”

— Josh Grayson

48. “One good friend is worth a thousand acquaintances.”

— Cheryl Hawkinson

49. “The best friends are ‘to the end’ friends.”

— Jake Gahr

50. “Someone who sticks by you… that’s the kind of friend you hold on to forever.”

— Carolina Fernandez

51. “True friendship resists time, distance and silence.”

— Isabel Allende

52. “The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

53. “A friend can tell you things you don’t want to tell yourself.”

— Frances Ward Weller

54. “There are three things that grow more precious with age: old wood, old books, and old friends.”

— Henry Ford

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

— Woodrow T. Wilson

56. “A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”

— Arnold H. Glasgow

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

— Henry David Thoreau

Inspirational Words for Supporting Your Friends

We all need a boost sometimes. These quotes are my favorites to send when I know a friend is going through a transition or a tough patch. Supporting each other is a fundamental human need, as detailed in Psychology Today’s insights on friendship.

58. “Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.”

— Misty Copeland

59. “Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; it will change your life.”

— Amy Poehler

60. “The great thing about new friends is that they bring new energy to your soul.”

— Shanna Rodriguez

61. “The thing about strength is that when you’re running a little low, you can tap a friend for a refill.”

— Melvina Young

62. “Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them.”

— Doe Zantamata

63. “Friends are the stars that light up our lives all year round.”

— Cheryl Hawkinson

64. “When you face the world with a friend by your side, your troubles divide.”

— Cheryl Hawkinson

65. “Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.”

— Sarah Dessen

66. “Friendship improves happiness and abates misery.”

— Joseph Addison

67. “Your friendship is the shelter I run to in every storm.”

— Unknown

68. “A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.”

— Donna Roberts

69. “When life is an obstacle course, friends help us power through.”

— Unknown

70. “Friendship: the best umbrella during life’s storms.”

— Tina Neidlein

71. “Friends got your back no matter what.”

— Unknown

72. “Whatever we step in… friendship always gives us a soft place to land.”

— Jeannie Hund

73. “The best cure for a bad day is a good friend.”

— Bill Gray

74. “Friends make the good things better and the bad things not so bad.”

— Renee Daniels

75. “A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though you’re slightly cracked.”

— Bernard Meltzer

76. “There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness.”

— Paramahansa Yogananda

Funny Short Quotes for Making Your Best Friend Laugh

If you aren’t laughing with your friends, are you even friends? These are the ones I text my bestie during our late-night “we’re too old for this” sessions. Laughter really is the shortest distance between two people, a sentiment echoed across Wikiquote’s extensive collection of friendship proverbs.

77. “We’re best friends because we’re the same amount of weird.”

— Meghan Craig

78. “Best friends: because if anyone else heard our conversations we’d end up in the mental hospital.”

— Unknown

79. “Best friends don’t care if your house is clean. They care if you have wine.”

— Unknown

80. “If you are ever lucky enough to find a weirdo, never let them go.”

— Matthew Gray Gubler

81. “I think we’ll be friends forever because we’re too lazy to find new friends.”

— Unknown

82. “Friends buy you food. Best friends eat your food.”

— Unknown

83. “God made us best friends because our moms couldn’t handle us as sisters.”

— Unknown

84. “We’ll be the old ladies causing trouble in the nursing home.”

— Unknown

85. “We’ll be best friends forever because you already know too much.”

— Unknown

86. “True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically.”

— Unknown

87. “Never let your best friends get lonely… keep disturbing them.”

— Candlelight Publications

88. “I love that our effortless friendship fits perfectly with my laziness.”

— Unknown

89. “You don’t have to be crazy to be my friend. I’ll train you.”

— Unknown

90. “There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.”

— Linda Grayson

91. “Best friend: the one you can be mad at only for a short period of time.”

— Unknown

92. “A good person tolerates your car singing. A good friend sings right along.”

— Sara Quenzer

93. “Girlfriends help you make nonsense of the world.”

— Allyson Cook

94. “Friends are the people who convince us we’re not that weird.”

— Keion Jackson

95. “Laughing with a friend is the best kind of laughing there is.”

— Unknown

Sweet Daily Friendship Quotes for Quick Check-ins

I like to send these as morning “thinking of you” pings. They’re sweet, simple, and remind your friends they’re on your mind even in the daily grind.

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

— Unknown

97. “A friend is someone you’re connected to across time and space.”

— Cheryl Hawkinson

98. “Our friendship is rooted in realness. That’s what makes it so strong.”

— Unknown

99. “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”

— Thomas Aquinas

100. “Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.”

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

101. “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter.”

— Kahlil Gibran

102. “One’s friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.”

— George Santayana

103. “A friend can make you smile even when they’re not around.”

— Mike Rokoff

104. “Heartlines can mean just as much as bloodlines.”

— Melvina Young

105. “Whatever words you say, a friend will hear your heart.”

— Suzanne Berry

106. “You make ordinary days extraordinary just by being you.”

— Unknown

107. “Be around people who are good for your soul.”

— Unknown

108. “Each new friendship can make you a new person.”

— Kate DiCamillo

109. “A friend is one of the best things you can be.”

— Sarah Valdez

110. “Best friends are the people who make you laugh louder and live better.”

— Unknown

111. “We grow, we change, but friendship always fits.”

— John Peterson

112. “The best kind of friendships are the ones that turn into family.”

— Unknown

113. “Stay close to those who feel like sunlight.”

— Unknown

114. “A good friend remembers what we were and sees what we can be.”

— Unknown

Short Quotes for Long-Distance Best Friends

Distance is just a test to see how far love can travel. These quotes help bridge the gap when you’re miles apart but still sharing every detail of your lives via text.

115. “Distance cannot matter – ours is a friendship of the heart.”

— Mary Anne Radmacher

116. “Nothing can separate true friends. Nice try, geography.”

— Carolina Fernandez

117. “An unseen thread of warmth, love and memory draws friends together across the miles.”

— Ellen Brenneman

118. “Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance.”

— Henry David Thoreau

119. “Separation doesn’t take away from friendship.”

— Tennessee Williams

120. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”

— Elisabeth Foley

121. “True friendship resists time, distance and silence.”

— Isabel Allende

122. “Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side.”

— Ally Condie

123. “Time and distance change nothing between true friends.”

— Unknown

124. “My heart recognized yours the moment we met.”

— Unknown

125. “True friends are always together in spirit.”

— L.M. Montgomery

126. “Best friends are there whenever, wherever, until, because… always.”

— Meghan Craig

127. “Great friends can say all the things with just a look.”

— Melissa Woo

128. “A true friend is a forever friend.”

— George MacDonald

129. “No person is your friend who demands your silence.”

— Alice Walker

130. “New friends can often have a better time together than old friends.”

— Unknown

131. “The Soul selects her own Society.”

— Emily Dickinson

132. “Just always be waiting for me.”

— Unknown

133. “Your friendship is the shelter I run to in every storm.”

— Unknown

Powerful Short Friendship Quotes for Deep Connections

Some bonds go deeper than just being “friends.” These are for the ones who know your secrets and love you anyway.

134. “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.”

— Jim Morrison

135. “We were together. I forget the rest.”

— Walt Whitman

136. “The best mirror is an old friend.”

— George Herbert

137. “What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”

— Aristotle

138. “Friendship… is born at the moment when one man says to another ‘What! You too?’”

— C.S. Lewis

139. “I will not let you go into the unknown alone.”

— Bram Stoker

140. “A friend is one who understands your tears.”

— Unknown

141. “Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.”

— Ed Cunningham

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

— Irish Proverb

143. “True friends are like chips and salsa. They always show up for you.”

— Joey Benevento

144. “Memories with the right people will always remain priceless.”

— Unknown

145. “Stay close to people who want more for you, not from you.”

— Unknown

146. “In you, I found the sister my parents couldn’t give me.”

— Unknown

147. “It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

148. “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”

— Bob Marley

149. “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day.”

— A.A. Milne

150. “If I had a flower for every time I thought of you… I could walk through my garden forever.”

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

151. “Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.”

— Virginia Woolf

152. “I always felt that the great high privilege of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.”

— Katherine Mansfield

These words have helped me navigate the complexities of life, and I hope they do the same for you. Whether you’re sending a quick “thinking of you” text or looking for the perfect caption, remember that the smallest message can make the biggest difference.