Assessing popular sayings about friendship 14 Articles

by Lisa Bells

I am a person who treasures friendship as my life, for I have learned a lot from the popular sayings about it, which nourish me with the wisdom of friendship. Many of the sayings touch me deeply, and I'd like to share some...read more

by Gemma Wiseman

Friendship is a basic ingredient of life. It is no surprise then that there is a wealth of popular sayings about friendship. Some are valuable, some are biased and some are not quite apt for all situations. Some are even h...read more

by Ray Fauteux

Often we hear popular sayings, but don't really see or understand their full meanings. Realistically, one could write volumes on some of the shortest, simplistic sayings that hold so much meaning. "With a friend like you,...read more

by Vicki Phipps

We've all heard those lines and rhymes people use to describe friendship, but do we ever stop to think, "What do they mean?" Here's one that makes no sense to me. "A friend in need is a friend in deed." How does being in...read more

by Sheila-Ann Bender

I stumbled across an angel in a gift shop the other day-she was holding up a heart in her hands which said, "Friendship is a Special Kind of Love". Popular sayings about friendship seem to surround us everywhere in our da...read more

by Shawna Blake

One can learn much from even the most proverbial of quotes concerning friendship. Especially since few of these statements do not fail to ring true. That is, if you're lucky enough to possess that which is one of the great...read more

by Sandra Douglas

"He who loses money, loses much; he who loses a friend, loses much more; he who loses faith, loses all." Eleanor Roosevelt The most popular sayings about friendship remind us to be honest and loyal, to value our friends, ...read more

by Cyn Bagley

Friends are relatives you make for yourself. ~Eustache Deschamps When I was growing up, my mother liked to quote: "blood is thicker than water." But after standing in a row with my siblings, while she slapped our hands w...read more

by JC Campbell

Words of wisdom on the subject of friendship abound in popular sayings that reveal there are so many facets to the relationships we build during our lives. Friendship is an integral part of life giving us the opportunity t...read more

by Trisha Orlando

"Happiness is Being Married to Your Best Friend" When I saw this lovely framed saying at a yard sale, my first thought was "Oh that is so appropriate, I'll get this for my husband's desk." I was thrilled that it was only ...read more

by Patricia Gilliam

"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls for he has no one to help him up." (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10...read more

by P. D. Frazier

Throughout all of history, many sayings, quotes and adages have been written about friendship. From the Danish proverb "The road to a friend's house is never long," to John Lennon's verse, "I get by with a little help fro...read more