International Friendship Day 2020: Heartwarming Quotes To Celebrate The Eternal Bond

International Friendship Day is observed every year on July 30 to celebrate the eternal bond of friendship.

On April 27, 2011, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared July 30 as official International Friendship Day. However, several countries, like India, observe the day on the first Sunday of August. People of all age groups celebrate this day by exchanging gifts.

Here are few heartwarming quotes to celebrate the wonderful bond, sourced from Good Reads:

• "The strong bond of friendship is not always a balanced equation; friendship is not always about giving and taking in equal shares. Instead, friendship is grounded in a feeling that you know exactly who will be there for you when you need something, no matter what or when." — Simon Sinek
• "Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything." — Muhammad Ali
• "True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing." — Baltasar Gracian
• "A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably." — William Penn
• "My friends have made the story of my life. In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges." — Helen Keller
• "I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff." – Jon Katz
• "But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine." — Thomas Jefferson
• "A healthy friendship is one where you share your true feelings without fearing the end of the relationship. It's also one where you sometimes have to let things that bug you slide. The tough moments will make you wiser about yourself and each other. They will also make you stronger and closer as friends." — Rachel Simmons