Skip to content

Short One Line Friend Quotes for that Simple Besties Aesthetic

If you’re looking for a quote to let your friends know what they mean to you but want to keep it short and sweet, we have gathered all the best one line friend quotes for your next post. And if you’re looking for short one line friend sayings for Instagram, we also have you covered.

Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.

One Line Friend Quotes

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

“Distance means so little, when someone means so much.” — Tom McNeal

“Friendship is not something that you seek but something that finds you.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” — Khalil Gibran

Short one line friend quotes

“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” — Henry Ford

“A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.”

“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.” — Dr. Seuss

“Friendship is selfless love, care, respect, and honor not a profitable opportunity.” ― Santosh Kalwar

“A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.” — Kahlil Gibran

“A friend is one of the best things you can be and the greatest things you can have.” — Sarah Valdez

“A real friendship should not fade as time passes, and should not weaken because of space separation.” — John Newton

“Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.” — Misty Copeland

One line friendship quotes

“Friendships take minutes to make, moments to break, years to repair.” ― Pierce Brown

“Friendship is accepting a person with all their qualities — good and bad.” — Mohanlal

“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.” — Arnold H. Glasgow

“Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected. ” ― C. J. Langenhoven

“What is love? two souls and one flesh; friendship? two bodies and one soul.” ― Joseph Roux

“Friends are the siblings God never gave us.” — Mencius

Friends walking on a beach with funny quotes about friendship by Patrick

“Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare — and precious as a pearl.” — Tahar Ben Jelloun

“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” — Tennessee Williams

“Talk between women friends is always therapy…” ― Jayne Anne Phillips

“‘Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.” — Charles Lamb

“If you are ever lucky enough to find a weirdo, never let them go.” — Matthew Gray Gubler

“There is a reason why you are my bestfriend. Destiny.” ― Almira Bastari

Friends walking on road with funny friendship quotes by Sonnenberg

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

“The love that comes from friendship is the underlying facet of a happy life.” — Chelsea Handler

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

“The capacity for friendship is God’s way of apologizing for our families.” ― Jay McInerney

“No friendship is an accident.” — O. Henry

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

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

“A single rose can be my garden…a single friend, my world.” — Leo Buscaglia

“A friend is someone with whom you dare to be yourself.” ― Frank Crane

Hiker on hill with saying goodbye quotes for friends by Dodinsky

“A best friend is the one person that doesn’t leave you worse off by their actions or yours.” ― Shannon L. Alder

“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart. I’ll stay there forever.” — A. A. Milne

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

“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.“ — Linda Grayson

“There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.” — Jim Henson

Friends on a road trip with short best friend quotes

“Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find.” ― William Shakespeare

“Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.” — Oscar Wilde

“The simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.” — Maria Shriver

“My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.” — Aristotle

“True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.” — Helen Keller

“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” ― Jim Morrison

“As long as we share the same sky and breathe the same air, we’re still together.” — Donna Lynn Hope

“Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.” ― Marian Anderson

4 friends with short true friends quotes by Mercree

“The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another’s little lapses.” — David Storey

“True friends are always together in spirit.” — L.M. Montgomery

“The kindest way of helping yourself is to find a friend.” — Ann Kaiser Stearns

“Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.” — Francesco Guicciardini

“Love is friendship set on fire.” — Jeremy Taylor

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Friends are the family you choose.“ — Jess C. Scott

“Never let your best friends get lonely…keep disturbing them.” — Candlelight Publications

“There are friendships imprinted in our hearts.” — Dodinsky

Friends on a riverbank with short friends quotes by Buscaglia

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

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

“Time doesn’t take away from friendship, nor does separation.” — Tennessee Williams

“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.” — Helen Keller

“Everyone you meet knows something you don’t know but need to know.”  — C.G. Jung

“A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.”  — Maya Angelou

“If you have but one friend, make sure you choose her well.” ― Muriel Barbery

Friends on a bench with best friends forever quotes by Plautus

“Best friends are life’s truth tellers.” ― T.J. Condon

“The best mirror is an old friend.” ― George Herbert

“True love is finding your soulmate in your best friend” ― Faye Hall

“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” — Woodrow T. Wilson

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

Friends hiking with best friend quotes by Watterson

“A friend can tell you things you don’t want to tell yourself.” — Frances Ward Weller

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

“Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.” — Thomas J. Watson

If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of One Line Happiness Quotes, One Line Captions, One Line Happy Birthday Wishes, Funny Friendship Quotes and Short Funny Quotes of the Day.

One Line Friendship Sayings

Making memories with you is my favorite thing to do.

Best friends don’t care if your house is clean. They care if you have food.

Never let your friends feel lonely… disturb them all the time.

Friends resting on a hike with best friend sayings

Life is too short to be serious all the time. So, if you can’t laugh at yourself, call me—I’ll laugh at you.

What’s mine is yours and what’s yours is mine.

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

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

Pizza and you are all I need.

We will always be best friends until we are old and senile. Then we can be new friends.

You and me? We’re like a really small gang.

Friends dancing with funny friend Instagram captions

You simply cannot do epic things with boring people.

Friends are like bras – close to your heart and there to support you!

Friends pick us up when we fall down and if they can’t, they lie down with us and listen for a while.

Yes, we know how obnoxious we are together. No, we don’t care.

Yes, we know how obnoxious we are together. No, we don’t care.

True friends don’t judge each other. They judge other people together.

It’s our world you are just living in it.

Friends with funny friend captions

Best friends never ask if they can raid your refrigerator, they just go right in.

We all have that one friend who never learned how to whisper.

I never let my best friend do stupid things…alone.

I don’t know what’s tighter, our jeans or our friendship.

We do a thing called what we want.

God made us best friends because He knew our moms couldn’t handle us as sisters.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

We are friends because we both like taking long walks… to the fridge.

People walking on beach with funny captions for travel with friends

Besides chocolate, you’re my favorite.

True friends don’t judge each other. They judge other people together.

You’re the Betty to my Veronica

If I send you my ugly selfies, our friendship is real.

God made us best friends because He knew our moms couldn’t handle us as sisters.

You are my best friend because I wouldn’t dare be this weird with anyone else.

Friendship is the only flower that blooms in all seasons.

Friends with short funny captions for best friends

You are my sunshine on a rainy day.

Me and my best friend can communicate just with facial expressions.

We only roll with goddesses.

My bestie is my confidante, therapist and best shopping partner.

You are my best friend because I wouldn’t dare be this weird with anyone else.

Is there anything better than being with you?

We finish each other’s sandwiches.

If you aren’t somewhat crazy in the head, I’m afraid we can’t be friends.

People jumping at sunset with sayings about true friendships

The “she” to my “nanigans.”

We’ll be friends forever because you already know too much.

Good times, any time you need a friend.

Friends come and go like waves of the ocean, but the true ones stick like an octopus on your face.

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

Real queens fix each other’s crowns.

Behind every successful woman is a best friend giving her crazy ideas.

Two red chairs with quotes about true friendships by Aquinas

You are my best friend because I wouldn’t dare be this weird with anyone else.

Best friend? Nah. She’s my sister.

Our friendship means we always take the scenic route.

We’ll be best friends until we’re old and senile. Then we can be new friends.

Good friends are hard to find and even harder to get rid of.

F is for friends who do stuff together.

I’d even send you the photos I look bad in.

Two hikers with cute short friend quotes

Very pretty, and we sure know how to run things.

Best friend: the sister you choose.

I can’t keep calm because my vacation is finally here.

Best friends know everything about you and still like you anyway.

Friends knock on the door. Best friends walk into your house and start eating.

No friendship is an accident.

Nothing to see here, just some friends being themselves..

If you don’t own matching shirts, are you really friends?

Just remember, if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.

Two drinks from above with short funny friendship quotes by Marlene Dietrich

We all have that one friend who never learned how to whisper.

Real friendship is when your friend comes over to your house just to take a nap.

When I say I’ll keep a secret, just know that promise doesn’t include my best friend.

Friends are like bras—close to your heart and there for support.

Your vibe attracts your tribe.

No friendship is an accident. You don’t even need to ask, I got you.

We’ve been friends for so long that I can’t remember which one of us is the bad influence

Alexa, play “True Friend” by Hannah Montana.

Everyone has that one annoying friend, if you don’t have one then it’s probably you.

I love that I don’t have to act socially acceptable around you.

A castle on a island on the ocean with vacation with friends quotes by Tim Cahill

Friends knock on the door. Best friends walk into your house and start eating.

Just remember, if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.

I love being on vacation and not knowing what day it is.

Life is too short to be serious all the time. So, if you can’t laugh at yourself, call me—I’ll laugh at you.

Friendship isn’t one big thing, it’s a million little things.

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

When I say I won’t tell anyone, my best friend doesn’t count.

We’re the same kind of weird.

Live for the moments you can’t put into words.

When my best friend and I first met, we were both like, “You’re really weird.”

The Romy to my Michele.

Three people with backpacks hiking on road with storm clouds above with a trekking with friends quotes on top

Friends never ask for food. Best friends are the reason you have no food.

We’re the same kind of weird.

So that is it for our list of One Line Friend Quotes and Sayings. We hope you found the perfect one!

Woman holding up a clear chunk of ice on the beach

About the Author

Laynni Locke

I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.

And it doesn’t matter if you are travelling, celebrating a special occasion or just appreciating day-to-day life, when you take that perfect photo you are going to need the perfect caption or quote before you share it. Which is why we started Routinely Shares, providing comprehensive lists of quotes and captions to cover every occasion, adventure or loved one.

With extensive experience as a travel writer, social media specialist and grant writer, I have made it my mission to curate the best and easiest to use lists for your next post.

Leave a Reply