7 Quotes On Friendship From William Shakespeare's Novels And Plays

Producer: Peuli Bakshi Editor: Aparna Singh | AUGUST 22, 2024

William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is renowned for his profound understanding of the beauty of friendship. Here are some quotes on friendship from his notable works.

“I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul rememb’ring my good friends.” — Richard II

“Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried. Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.” — Hamlet

“Thy friendship makes us fresh. And doth beget new courage in our breasts.” — Henry VI Part 1

"But where there is true friendship, there needs none." — Timon of Athens

"Keep thy friend under thy own life’s key." — All’s Well That Ends Well

"Most friendship is feigning, most loving is folly." — As You Like It

"Nature teaches beasts to know their friends." — Coriolanus