New Delhi: Friends are an integral part of our lives and there is often no other way to express our love for them other than letting our emotions do the talking. The special day to celebrate the eternal bond is here and as we are all set to mark the International Friendship Day on July 30, here’s a list of quotes and wishes that you can share with all those special persons in your life and be the reason behind their smile.



  • “She recognized that that is how friendships begin: one person reveals a moment of strangeness, and the other person decides just to listen and not exploit it.” —Meg Wolitzer, The Interestings

  • “Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.” —Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

  • “She is a friend of my mind. She gathers me, man. The pieces I am, she gathers them and give them back to me in all the right order.” —Toni Morrison, Beloved

  • “I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.” —A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

  • “The language of Friendship is not words, but meanings.” —Henry David Thoreau, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

  • A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. - Donna Roberts

  • Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything. - Muhammad Ali

  • Close friends like you stay in the heart forever and their memories never fade away. May this be the best year for my close friends.

  • A best friend is someone who knows the rhythm of your heart and is ready to tune their own hearts at the same rhythm. Happy friendship day dear best friend!

  • Dear best friend, may God bless you with the best of things since you’ve always brought out the best in me and supported me. Thank you for everything.