107+ Best Quotes About Leaving Friends: Exclusive Selection

Leaving is something that is left, residue. Inspirational quotes about leaving friends will get you through anything when the going gets tough and help you succeed in every aspect of life.

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Famous Quotes About Leaving Friends

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous. E.B. White

You and I will meet again, when we’re least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won’t say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again. Tom Petty

We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away. And there are things in us that we can find again only by going back there. Pascal Mercie

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. A.A. Milne

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

Don’t be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends. Richard Bach

To part is the lot of all mankind. The world is a scene of constant leave taking, and the hands that grasp in cordial greeting today, are doomed ere long to unite for the last time, when the quivering lips pronounce the word Farewell. R.M. Ballantyne

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting. J.M. Barrie

Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes. Henry David Thoreau

Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Man’s feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell. Jean Paul Richter

The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye, until we meet again. Jimi Hendrix

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. Confucius

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory. Mahatma Gandhi

Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he? Clarence The Angel

We laughed until we had to cry, we loved right down to our last goodbye, and we were the best. St. Elmos Fire

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth. Robert Southey

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

Life is a journey, not a destination. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes. Henry David Thoreau

Be well, do good work, and keep in touch. Garrison Keillor

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth. Robert Southey

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. Semisonic

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand. Irish Blessing

Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again. William Shakespeare

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again. Charles Dickens

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. Oscar Wilde

Saying goodbye is the hardest solution of any problem. But sometimes it’s the only choice we have. Anurag Prakash Ray

If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. Paulo Coelho

There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart. Mahatma Gandhi

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. Anatole France

We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, But I know we’ll meet again, some sunny day. Vera Lynn

Goodbyes make you think. They make you realize what you’ve had, what you’ve lost, and what you’ve taken for granted. Ritu Ghatourey

You’ve changed me forever. And I’ll never forget you. Kiera Cass

It’s sad, but sometimes moving on with the rest of your life, starts with goodbye. Carrie Underwood

This is not a goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you. Nicholas Sparks

I can’t remember all the times I told myself to hold on to these moments as they pass. Counting Crows

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi

Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime. We’ll take the best, forget the rest, and someday will find that these are the best of times. Styx

Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same. Flavia Weedn

You had me at hello, goodbye and everything in between. Shannon L. Alder

The magic thing about home is that it feels good to leave, and it feels even better to come back. Wendy Wunder

I have learned along my journey that letting go doesn’t mean loving less. Alex Elle

Remember me and smile, for it’s better to forget than to remember me and cry. Dr. Suess

Because at some point you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life and this is my way of keeping you in my heart. Sandy Lynn

The two hardest things to say in life is hello for the first time and goodbye for the last. Moira Rogers

I don’t think that I could ever say goodbye to you. Not even if you said it to me. Jaimie Roberts

Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it. Trey Parker

A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it. Helen Rowland

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Helen Keller

It hurts me to say goodbye to you, my love, I will take solace in the fact that tomorrow is another day and until then I will hold on to thoughts of you to keep my heart warm. Stella Nwagbogwu

Moving on is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard. Dave Mustaine

What was it like to lose him? Asked Sorrow. There was a long pause before I responded It was like hearing every goodbye ever said to me said all at once. Lang Leav

There are far better things ahead than we ever leave behind. C.S. Lewis

Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it. Trey Parker

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love. George Eliot

I guess that’s part of growing up, too saying good bye to the things you used to love. Jenny Han

What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? it’s the too huge world vaulting us, and it’s good bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies. Jack Kerouac

From all my dreams where you felt everlasting to all my clothes your words used to wear, to the old end, to the new beginning, you have lost me everywhere. Khadija Rupa

The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. Nicholas Sparks

Say goodbye to all your troubles and worries today so you can say welcome to joy and life tomorrow. Myke Blaze

We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere. Tim McGraw

The two hardest things to say in life are hello for the first time and goodbye for the last. Moira Rogers

What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. T.S. Eliot

So for now I say goodbye to this chapter of my life and I look forward to what comes next. Brooke Davis

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi

Moving on is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard. Dave Mustaine

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again. Charles Dickens

The return makes one love the farewell. Alfred de Musset

We’ll meet again, Don’t know where, don’t know when, But I know we’ll meet again, Some sunny day. Vera Lynn

No more words. We know them all, all the words that should not be said. But you have made my world more perfect. Terry Pratchett

Life is not the amount of breaths you take. It’s the moments that take your breath away. Hitch

The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. Nicholas Sparks

Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss. Benjamin Button

Man’s feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell. Jean Paul Richter

Sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful. Buddha

And I know, despite what may have happened at the end, he loved you. And you still love him. Love him enough to say goodbye. Allyson Kennedy

I have learned along my journey that letting go doesn’t mean loving less. Alex Elle

Don’t ever tell anyone anything. If you do, you start missing everybody. J.D. Salinger

Saying goodbye is the hardest solution of any problem. But sometimes it’s the only choice we have. Anurag Prakash Ray

I make it easier for people to leave by making them hate me a little. Cecelia Ahern

You get a strange feeling when you leave a place. Like you’ll not only miss the people you love, but you miss the person you are at this time and place because you’ll never be this way ever again. Azar Nafasi

Goodbye always makes my throat hurt. Charlie Brown

Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss

So long, and thanks for all the fish! Douglas Adams

You had me at hello, goodbye and everything in between. Shannon L. Alder

Goodbye, Vietnam! That’s right, I’m history, I’m outta here, I got the lucky ticket home, baby. Good Morning Vietnam

This isn’t personal, Kay. This is business. Al Pacino

When I am brave enough to say goodbye I’ll use the wings you gave me and away I’ll fly. Celia McMahon

Don’t ever tell anyone anything. If you do, you start missing everybody. J.D. Salinger

Goodbye doesn’t mean the end. It only means that I will return or see you some other time. Take the sky, for example, the sun tells the sky goodbye when it gets dark only to return the next day once it is bright. Frank Alile

Bye Felicia! Ice Cube

It’s time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I’d much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure. Ernie Harwell

A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it. Helen Rowland

The magic thing about home is that it feels good to leave, and it feels even better to come back. Wendy Wunder

It is so hard to leave  until you leave. And then it is the easiest thing in the world. John Green

If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. Paulo Coelho

I’ll see you in another life. When we are both cats. Tom Cruise

It’s sad, but sometimes moving on with the rest of your life, starts with goodbye. Carrie Underwood

I make it easier for people to leave by making them hate me a little. Cecelia Ahern

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. Anatole France

Don’t be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends. Richard Bach

Goodbyes make you think. They make you realize what you’ve had, what you’ve lost, and what you’ve taken for granted. Ritu Ghatourey

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. A.A. Milne