63+ Watch the friends that you keep quotes

 

How well do you think you know the people that you spend most of your time with? Some friends aren't who you think they are, but there are others who are truly genuine and are too precious to lose. Below are 63+ quotes that will both inspire and help you to keep an eye on your inner circle. Enjoy!

Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard.”After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him. Mark 14.

“Who the cap fits, let them wear it. Your worst enemy can be your best friend; your best friend, your worst enemy.”  Bob Marley

A friend to all is a friend to none. Aristotle

“Having a relationship with people of questionable character is like playing with a razor blade on your skin, and pretending to observe that it is harmful to your body.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“Keep it calm and watch the company you keep. It's either a red card or a green card you are holding. One guides you to go on, and the other makes you give up on scoring your goals”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“A bad friend is worse than an enemy, an enemy you can see and avoid, but to detect an insincere friend is hard”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana

“Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”
― Dale Carnegie,

“Never borrow the devil's pitchfork for he will surely use it against you. - On Uncomfortable Associations”
― Lamine Pearlhear

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”
― Dale Carnegie

“A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.”
― Douglas Pagels

“Friends are born, not made.”
― Henry Adams

“Friendship gives us the strength to turn from lambs into lions.”
― Stephen Richards

“The most valuable gift you can receive is an honest friend.”
― Stephen Richards

"Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever." - G.R.R. Martin

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

“True friends will always push you towards the great possibilities of your future, false friends will always chain you to the mistakes in your past.”
― Seth Brown

“If you want to be an eagle you have to be careful who you fly with.”
― Germany Kent

“To be of good quality, you have to excuse yourself from the presence of shallow and callow-minded individuals.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

Save me from friends, I will defend against my enemies. Tipu Sultan

“Always remember that you were once alone, and the crowd you see in your life today is just as unnecessary as when you were alone.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“Fake friends; those who only drill holes under your boat to get it leaking; those who discredit your ambitions and those who pretend they love you, but behind their backs they know they are in to destroy your legacies.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“Sometimes your dearest friend whom you reveal most of your secrets to becomes so deadly and unfriendly without knowing that they were not really your friend.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“If you choose bad companions, no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.”
― Aesop

“Free your life from the fangs of gossips by not associating yourself with them. Anyone who helps you to gossip about someone can also help someone to gossip about you.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“Fire False Friends as early as possible. Do it before they dig out the dream seeds you've planted! The earlier, the better; the quicker, the safer!”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“If you aren't destroying your enemies, it's because you have been conquered and assimilated, you do not even have an idea of who your enemies are. You have been brainwashed into believing you are your own enemy, and you are set against yourself. The enemy is laughing at you as you tear yourself to pieces. That is the most effective warfare an enemy can launch on his foes: confounding them.”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana

“Enemy: A friend whose mask has fallen”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana

“A bad friend secretly plots your downfall”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana

“Life is precious; good friends are not numerous,
but their actions are significant. Cherish them. Feel
grateful for them. Show them that you appreciate
them. And do all this as often as possible. Be grateful for the bad ones too, as they helped you see the good ones for who they were. I am grateful for any friend that has come into my life and proved to be in a bad category because it helped me to recognize and appreciate the good ones.”
― Nico J. Genes,

“they hate on me but they hated Jesus.”
― Jordan Hoechlin

“When I want to know someone has become evil, It`s when they stop feeling ashamed”
― Gugu mofokeng

“Don’t joke with that friend who stood by you when everyone else ran off.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“There are only two kinds of people who can drain your energy: those you love, and those you fear. In both instances, it is you who let them in. They did not force their way into your aura, or pry their way into your reality experience.”
― Anthon St. Maarten

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. Ronald Reagan

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day. Dalai Lama

Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends. Eminem

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. Baltasar Gracian

Friends are the siblings God never gave us. Mencius

If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone. Maxwell Maltz

Make space in your life for the things that matter, for family and friends, love and generosity, fun and joy. Without this, you will burn out in mid-career and wonder where your life went. Jonathan Sacks

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege. Charles Kuralt

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. Elbert Hubbard

Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You'll find what you need to furnish it - memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey. Tad Williams

It is always good to make new friends. Jose Feliciano

It's not that diamonds are a girl's best friend, but it's your best friends who are your diamonds. It's your best friends who are supremely resilient, made under pressure, and of astonishing value. They're everlasting; they can cut glass if they need to. Gina Barreca

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun. Charles R. Swindoll

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

My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters. Boris Johnson

A good life depends on the strength of our relationships with family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and strangers. David Lammy

From quiet homes and the first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there's nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends. Hilaire Belloc

Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. Thomas Aquinas

I love making new friends and I respect people for a lot of different reasons. Taylor Swift

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness. Euripides

I'm so happy because today I found my friends - they're in my head. Kurt Cobain

It's all about the quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family. Philip Green

It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. Marlene Dietrich

Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends. William Butler Yeats

If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. Desmond Tutu

My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light! Edna St. Vincent Millay

Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold. Joseph Parry

It's all about the quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family. Philip Green

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help. Epicurus

There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you. Paramahansa Yogananda

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go. Margaret Walker

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good. Helen Keller

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Stephen King

To be with old friends is very warm and comforting. Ian Ziering

“Fire False Friends as early as possible. Do it before they dig out the dream seeds you've planted! The earlier, the better; the quicker, the safer!”
― Israelmore Ayivor,

“You will know a friendship is not natural when you don't feel relaxed with”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana

“Remember as there are people that can help you to roll the boat of your dreams, there are also people who can drill holes under that boat to make it sink.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“There are many good seeds in you. Therefore you must avoid every bad soil in the world.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

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