Have you ever felt lonely or isolated from other people? If yes, then you should read these New Friends Quotes. These quotes will inspire you to connect with new people.
Loneliness is a common problem that affects millions of people around the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), loneliness is now considered a global health issue. In fact, research shows that loneliness has become a major risk factor for depression, heart disease, diabetes, and even early death.
So, if you want to stay happy and connected to other people, try reading these New Friends Quotes and see how they change your life.
1. “I’ve learned that friendship isn’t about who we spend our time with but rather what we do when we are together.” – Unknown
2. “The best thing in life is being understood by someone; it doesn’t matter whether he understands you or not.” – Oscar Wilde
3. “There are no strangers here, only friends I haven’t yet met.” – Author Unknown
4. “Most people don’t have any real friends because they never stop long enough to make any.” – Author unknown
5. “Friends are like stars: You may be lucky enough to find one tonight, but tomorrow night could be too late.” – Author Unkown
6. “A friend is someone who knows all about us and loves us anyway.” – Elbert Hubbard
7. “Friendship is born at that moment when two people discover that they need nothing more than each other.” – Leo Buscaglia
8. “You can tell a lot about a person by his friends.” – Mark Twain
9. “If you look into the soul of another human being, you will always see yourself there.” – Carl Jung
10. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even greater still to face them as friends.” – James Baldwin
11. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
12. “When you meet a true friend, count your blessings. For most men get little enough happiness in this life.” – William Shakespeare
13. “The first step toward success is taken when you decide not to waste your time on those who cannot help you.” – Henry David Thoreau
14. “True friendship is an unreserved acceptance of each other’s faults.” – Charles Spurgeon
15. “To know God, you must love your neighbor as yourself.” – St. Augustine
16. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
17. “I am convinced that friendship is the most important relationship in life.” – George Bernard Shaw
18. “No man is a failure who has friends.” – John Bunyan
19. “Make new friends, but keep the old, One is silver and the other gold.” – Benjamin Franklin
20. “The secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in other people.” – Albert Schweitzer
21. “Good company is better than good food, and good food is better than good medicine.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
22. “Your friends are your family. Your family is your friends.” – Unknown Author
23. “The greatest gift you can give anyone is your time.” – Steve Maraboli
24. “Be careful for everyone calls friendship a business arrangement.” – Unknown author
25. “The only way to avoid criticism is to do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” – Anonymous
26. “People often ask me what my secrets are for staying so young looking. My answer is easy. I just stay out of trouble!” – Marilyn Monroe
27. “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” – Anais Nin
28. “There is no such thing as a friend without a fault.” – Oscar Wilde
29. “Sometimes you have to lose a friend before you realize how much he really means to you.” – Unknown
30. “Never lend money to a friend; never take it from him.” – Unknown Source
31. “Friends are like sunshine: They make you smile even if you don’t want to.” – Unknown source
32. “A friend is one who knows all about us and loves us anyway.” – Elisabeth Elliot
33. “You can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat their friends.” – Dorothy Parker
34. “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
35. “The best things in life aren’t things.” – Unknown (but attributed to Mark Twain)
36. “It takes two to make a quarrel, but three to make a friendship.” – Unknown, but attributed to Aristotle
37. “If you find a friend, hold onto them. If you lose them, look for them again.” –Unknown
38. “When you come home late, apologize to the dog. He won’t care. When you come home early, thank the dog. He will appreciate that more.” – Unknown but attributed to Abraham Lincoln
39. “One day you wake up and you realize that every single person you ever cared about is gone. The next day you wake up and they’re back. And then you die. That’s why I write songs.” – Unknown artist
40. “We should count our blessings, not curse the darkness. We must learn to see the beauty in everything, because there is always something beautiful about each and every person.” – Unknown Artist
41. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
42. “I would rather have a friend than diamonds or pearls. A real friend makes you feel good inside. They don’t need anything from you except your presence. Their happiness is yours, their sorrow is yours, their success is yours, their failure is yours. A diamond doesn’t know its worth until someone else sees it sparkle.” – Unknown Author
43. “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
44. “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children…to leave the world a better place…to know even one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded.” – Ralph W. Emerson
45. “Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Make sure those dreams belong to you.” – Unknown Author
46. “Be careful of what you pretend to be. You might become it.” – Maya Angelou
47. “There are moments when we are so close to the edge that we can touch it without falling over. Then we do.” – William Faulkner
48. “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and receive it in equal measure.” – Mother Teresa
49. “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” – John Donne
50. “A friend loves you just as long as he thinks you’re worth it.” – Unknown
