Friedrich Nietzsche Friendship Quotations

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

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.

We should not talk about our friends: otherwise we will talk away the feeling of friendship.

Sometimes in our relationship to another human being the proper balance of friendship is restored when we put a few grains of impropriety onto our own side of the scale.

The lack of closeness among friends is a fault that cannot be reprimanded without becoming incurable.

A friend whose hopes we cannot satisfy is a friend we would rather have as an enemy.

Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.