Friendship quotes, phrases and mottos in Latin

Here is a little collection of friendship quotes and phrases in Latin. They are good for mottos, ring inscriptions, engravings, tattoos - what have you. Curiously, they often translate well into the modern understanding of friendship, which means primarily being friends on FaceBook. For instance: Neque nullis sis amicis, neque multis - Do not be a friend of non or a friend of too many. I also decided to through in some basic words (amicus, amicitia etc.)


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AMICI masc., AMICAE fem. – FRIENDS
AMICI OPTIMI IN AETERNUM masc., AMICAE OPTIMAE IN AETERNUM fem. – BEST FRIENDS FOREVER
AMICITIA – FRIENDSHIP
AMICITIA AEQUALITAS – FRIENDSHIP IS EQUALITY
AMICITIAS IMMORTALES ESSE OPPORTET – FRIENDSHIPS SHOULD BE IMMORTAL
AMICO AMICUS – FRIEND OF A FRIEND
AMICORUM COMMUNIA OMNIA – FRIENDS SHARE EVERYTHING
AMICORUM EST ADMONERE MUTUUM – FRIENDS AUGHT TO ADMONISH EACH OTHER
AMICUS ALTER IPSE – A FRIEND IS ANOTHER SELF
AMICUS MAGIS NECESSARIUS, QUAM IGNIS ET AQUA – FRIENDSHIP IS MORE ESSENTIAL THAN FIRE AND WATER
AMICUS masc., AMICA fem. – FRIEND
AMICUS OPTIMUS masc., AMICA OPTIMA fem. – BEST FRIEND
AMIVUS CERTUS IN RE INCERTA CERNITUR – A TRUE FRIEND IS DISCOVERED IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY
CUM AMICO NON CERTANDUM AEMULATIONE – DO NOT COMPETE IN A RIVALRY WITH A FRIEND
FELICITAS MULTOS HABET AMICOS – LUCK HAS NUMEROUS FRIENDS
IDEM VELLE ET IDEM NOLLE EA DEMUM FIRMA AMICITIA EST – TO HAVE THE SAME TASTES AND THE SAME DISLIKES – THIS IN FACT IS THE BASIS OF LASTING FRIENDSHIP (A quote from Sallust)
IS EST AMICUS QUI IN RE DUBIA RE JUVAT, UBI RE EST OPUS – HE IS A TRUE FRIEND, WHO, UNDER DOUBTFUL CIRCUMSTANCES, AIDS IN DEED WHEN DEEDS ARE NECESSARY (A quote from Plautus)
MORES AMICI NOVERIS, NON ODERIS – KNOW WELL, BUT TAKE NO OFFENCE AT THE MANNERS OF A FRIEND
MULTAS AMICITIAS SILENTIUM DIREMIT – SILENCE BROKE UP MANY FRIENDSHIPS
NEMO COGENDUS AMICUS – NOBODY SHOULD BE FORCED TO BE A FRIEND
NEQUE NULLIS SIS AMICUS, NEQUE MULTIS – AVOID BEING A FRIEND TO NON OR A FRIEND TO TOO MANY
NIHIL PRETIO PARCO, AMICO DUM OPITULOR – I SPARE NO EXPENSE SO LONG AS I CAN SERVE MY FRIEND
NIL EGO CONTULERIM JOCUNDO SANUS AMICO – THERE IS NOTHING WHICH, IN MY SENSES, I SHOULD PREFER TO A DEAR FRIEND (A quote from Horace)
NON SUNT AMICI, AMICI QUI DEGUNT PROCUL – FRIENDS WHO SPEND TIME APART ARE NOT FRIENDS
NOVOS PARANS AMICOS, NE OBLIVISCERE VETERUM – WHEN FINDING NEW FRIENDS DO NOT FORGET THE OLD ONES
OMNIA CUM AMICO DELIBERA, SED DE TE IPSO PRIUS – CONSULT YOUR FRIEND ON EVERYTHING, BUT FIRST OF ALL ABOUT YOURSELF (A quote from Seneca)
PARVUM NON PARVAE AMICITIAE PIGNUS – A LITTLE PLEDGE OF NO LITTLE FRIENDSHIP
UBI AMICI, IBI OPES – WHERE THERE ARE FRIENDS, THERE IS WEALTH
UNUS DEUS, ET PLURES AMICI – ONE GOD AND MANY FRIENDS
USQUE AD ARAS AMICUS – A FRIEND TO THE ALTARS
VIRI INFORTUNATI PROCUL AMICI – THE FRIENDS OF AN UNFORTUNATE MAN ARE FAR AWAY