A card to a friend does not need a holiday. A few honest lines about why they matter to you will mean more than anything printed on the front. Below are friendship messages for every kind of friend, words of encouragement, friendship quotes with their sources, and a few Bible verses about friendship.
Article contents
- How to Write a Friendship Card
- Short Friendship Messages
- Messages for a Best Friend
- Messages for a Friend Far Away
- Messages for an Old Friend
- Words of Encouragement for a Friend
- Just Because Messages
- Funny Friendship Messages
- Friendship Quotes
- Bible Verses About Friendship
- Frequently Asked Questions
How to Write a Friendship Card
- Skip the reason. You do not need an occasion. "I was thinking about you" is a fine first line.
- Bring up a memory. A trip, a late night, an inside joke. Something only the two of you would get.
- Tell them what they mean to you. One plain sentence is enough.
- Make a plan. End with a call, a visit or a coffee you want to have.
Example: "Hi Meg, I drove past our old apartment today and laughed about the time we locked ourselves out in the snow. I am so glad you are still my person after all these years. Coffee next week? Love, Tara"
Short Friendship Messages
- So glad you are my friend.
- Life is better with you in it.
- Just a note to say I love our friendship.
- Few people make me as happy as you do.
- Thank you for always picking up the phone.
- Lucky to call you my friend.
- You make the good days better and the bad days lighter.
- Here's to many more years of us.
Messages for a Best Friend
- You know my whole story and you stuck around anyway. I do not take that for granted.
- I cannot imagine the last ten years without you in them.
- Thank you for being the first person I call with good news and bad news.
- You have seen me at my worst and still save me a seat. That is real friendship.
- Every big moment in my life has you somewhere in the picture.
- I hope you know how much better my life is because you are in it.
- No one makes me laugh the way you do. Thank you for being my person.
Messages for a Friend Far Away
- The miles do not change a thing. You are still the friend I think of first.
- I miss our walks and our long talks. Sending you a hug in an envelope.
- We may live in different time zones, but you are never far from my mind.
- Counting down until I can see you in person again.
- Every time I see something you would love, I wish you were here to see it too.
- Distance is hard, but our friendship is worth every phone call.
Messages for an Old Friend
- It has been too long, and I wanted you to know I still think of you often.
- Some friendships pick right back up no matter how long it has been. Ours is one of them.
- I found an old photo of us today and had to send you a card.
- You were there for so many of my firsts. I am grateful for every one.
- Life got busy, but you were never forgotten. Let's catch up soon.
Words of Encouragement for a Friend
For a friend going through a hard stretch. Keep it short and let them know you are there.
- I am in your corner, today and every day after.
- You do not have to have it all figured out. I am here either way.
- You have gotten through hard things before, and you will get through this one too.
- No need to write back. You are on my mind, and I wanted you to know.
- One step at a time. I will walk any of them with you.
- You are stronger than you feel right now.
- My phone is on, day or night. Call me.
For more, see our thinking of you messages and words of encouragement.
Just Because Messages
- No occasion for this card. I just like you a lot.
- Saw this card and it had your name all over it.
- A little mail to brighten your mailbox.
- This is your reminder that someone thinks you are wonderful.
- Nothing to report. Just missing you.
Funny Friendship Messages
- Thanks for being the friend who knows all my secrets and has not used them against me. Yet.
- We have been friends so long, I am pretty sure you are stuck with me now.
- You are the person I would call to help me move. That is the highest honor I can give.
- You are a rare friend. Rare as in never once on time.
- If we are ever in trouble, I will be the one saying "this was your idea."
Friendship Quotes
Write the quote at the top of the card and your own note under it.
- "The only way to have a friend is to be one." (Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friendship, 1841)
- "A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud." (Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friendship, 1841)
- "The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, 'What? You too? I thought I was the only one.'" (C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves, 1960)
- "Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." (Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1937)
- "True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation." (George Washington, letter to Bushrod Washington, 1783)
- "Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and dividing of our grief." (Joseph Addison, The Spectator, crediting Cicero)
- "I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remembering my good friends." (William Shakespeare, Richard II)
Short Friendship Sayings
No one person said these, so you can write them without a name.
- Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they're there.
- Friends make the good times better and the hard times easier.
- A good friend knows all your stories. A best friend helped you write them.
- Side by side or miles apart, friends are always close at heart.
Bible Verses About Friendship
For a friend you pray with or go to church with. The verses are from the New International Version (NIV).
- "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity." (Proverbs 17:17)
- "Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice." (Proverbs 27:9)
- "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up." (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)
- "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." (John 15:13)
- "I thank my God every time I remember you." (Philippians 1:3)
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you write in a card to a friend?
Say why you are writing, mention a memory you share, and tell them what their friendship means to you. Close with a plan to talk or get together.
Do you need a reason to send a friend a card?
No. A card with no occasion often means the most, because they know you sent it only to say you care.
Who said "The only way to have a friend is to be one"?
Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his 1841 essay Friendship.
Every Twigs Paper card is blank inside, so any of these messages will fit. See our friendship and just because cards, or the Playful Cats, Birds of America and Vintage National Park sets.
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