260 Fake Friends Quotes To Help You Cherish The Real Ones

These fake friends quotes offer a perspective on the difference between those who are real and those who aren’t.

Fake friends, like the infamous Regina George from the cult classic Mean Girls, are everywhere.

They may smile to your face and laugh at your jokes.

However, behind your back, they’re spreading rumors and stabbing you in the back.

In a world where social media has made it easier than ever to connect with others, it’s also made it easier to encounter fake friends.

To help you spot these toxic relationships, we’ve compiled a list of the best fake friend quotes.

These quotes will not only give you the insight you need to identify fake friends, but they may also provide some comfort, knowing that you’re not alone in dealing with them.

Let us know your favorite fake friends quote in the comment section below.

What are the benefits of reading through these fake friends quotes?

Don’t get fooled or taken for granted.

Let these quotes about fake friends and quotes about fake people will show you:

• How to see people for who they are underneath the surface
• Offer perspective
• How to handle learning someone isn’t who you thought

Whether it’s through work, school, or just everyday activities, friendships are bound to develop.

Although friends are usually the ones who we grow with and add joy to our lives, through time, friendships can dissolve because of underlying unfavorable qualities or differences.

What to do about fake friends?

We all have to deal with fake friends at work or in a social group at some point.

If you’re in a friendship where you do not feel your needs are fully supported or acknowledged, maybe it’s time to end the relationship gracefully.

If you find yourself in this situation, use these quotes about fake friends to restore faith in yourself and your ability to attract positive relationships.

Fake friends quotes to help you appreciate the real ones

1. “Most people want to see you do better, but not doing better than them.” – London Mond

2. “The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.” – Chris Jammi

3. “Someone who smiles too much with you can sometimes frown too much with you at your back.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

4. “You will never have to question the intentions or integrity of people who have your best interest at heart.” – Germany Kent

5. “Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater.” – George Washington Carver

6. “Hatred imprisons the haters; love opens doors.” – Debasish Mridha

7. “A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.” – Arnold H. Glasow

8. “Friendship is delicate as a glass, once broken it can be fixed but there will always be cracks.” – Waqar Ahmed

9. “No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” – Alice Walker

10. “The strong-minded rise to the challenge of their goals and dreams. The weak-minded become haters.” – Steve Maraboli

Quotes about fake friends and moving on

11. “Fake friends are like shadows. They follow you in the sun but leave you in the dark.”

12. “Friends ask you questions; enemies question you.” ― Criss Jami, Healology

13. “Letting go of toxic people in your life is a big step in loving yourself.” – Hussein Nishah

14. “People only throw shade on what’s shining.” ― Genereux Philip

15. “Mindset matters…always. The difference found between the victorious and the envious, the successful and the haters; is mindset.” ― Steve Maraboli

16. “You create more space in your life when you turn your excess baggage to garbage.” – Chinonye J. Chudolue

17. “Controllers, abusers, and manipulative people don’t question themselves. They don’t ask themselves if the problem is them…they always say the problem is someone else.” – Darlene Quimet

18. “Learn to use the criticism as fuel and you will never run out of energy.” – Orrin Woodward

19. “It makes no sense to try to extend a friendship that was only meant to be a season into a lifetime.” – Mandy Hale

20. “Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away.” – Ismail Haniyeh

Fake friends quotes on how to deal with them

21. “False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.” – Richard Burton

22. “We never lose friends. We simply learn who the real ones are.” – Unknown

23. “Knowledge planted in truth grows in truth. Strength born of peace loses nothing to hate.” – Aberjhani

24. “Before you count your friends, make sure you can count on them. Some friends are only around when they want something from you but are never there when you need something from them.” – Rashida Rowe

25. “A friend who stands with you in pressure is more valuable than a hundred ones who stand with you in pleasure.” – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

26. “Time passes and you begin to see, people for who they really are and not who they pretend to be.” – Scarlet Koop

27. “There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.” ― Jane Austen

28. “Not all toxic people are cruel and uncaring. Some of them love us dearly. Many of them have good intentions. Most are toxic to our being simply because…they aren’t inherently bad people, but they aren’t the right people for us. And as hard as it is, we have to let them go.” – Daniell Koepke

29. “The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.” – William Penn

30. “Lovers have a right to betray you, friends don’t.” – Judy Holliday

Fake friends quotes for those who betrayed you

31. “Stay away from lazy parasites, who perch on you just to satisfy their needs, they do not come to alleviate your burdens, hence, their mission is to distract, detract and extract, and make you live in abject poverty.”  – Michael Bassey Johnson

32. “Share your weaknesses. Share your hard moments. Share your real side. It’ll either scare away every fake person in your life or it will inspire them to finally let go of that mirage called “perfection,” which will open the doors to the most important relationships you’ll ever be a part of.” – Dan Pearce

33. “It may…be judged indecent in me to come forward on this occasion; but when I see a fellow-creature about to perish through the cowardice of her pretended friends, I wish to be allowed to speak, that I may say what I know of her character.” – Mary Shelley

34. “Better an honest enemy than a false friend.” – German Proverb

35. “As I get older, I realize just because I’m invited doesn’t mean I have to accept.”― Carlos Wallace

36. “Trolls and haters are only distractions from your greater purpose. When you achieve your goals and success, not only will the trolls and haters be forgotten, but they will definitely be looked upon as the biggest fools.” – Kaitlin Gow

37. “You got nothing to lose. You don’t lose when you lose fake friends.” – Joan Jett

38. “If people are hating on you it’s often because they are: 1. Threatened by you, 2. Jealous of you or 3. Feeling like you’re above them so they put you down to feel better about themselves. The greatest people have haters for a reason, so take it as a compliment.” ― Jeanette Coron

39. “Sometimes it’s not the person who changes, it’s the mask that falls off.” – Mhaj Porras

40. “True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.” – Henry David Thoreau

Fake friends quotes and fake people quotes to help you manage

41. “A friendship that can cease has never been real.” – St. Jerome

42. “If you are not going to be a comfort, have the decency to be an empty space.” – Jennifer Crusie

43. “You would always have undesired people around you but desired ones are least likely” ― Pushpa Rana

44. “We teach people how to treat us.” – Dr. Phil

45. “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

46. “Being betrayed is one of the most valuable lessons life can teach.” – Shania Twain

47. “Buy a gift for a dog and you will be amazed at the way it will dance and swerve its tail, but if you don’t have anything to offer it, it won’t even recognize your arrival; such are the attributes of fake friends.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

48. “Humans are more venomous than snakes.” – Atef Ashab Uddin Sahil

49. “At some point you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life.” – Sandi Lynn

50. “An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.” – Buddha

Fake friends quotes about people and their lies

51. “Life is all about losing friends, the people you know. So, just that you get better at finding the ones worth suffering for.” ― Mohit Kaushik

52. “We never lose friends, fake ones are exposed.” ― Carlos Wallace

53. “Being too nice is a crime today. Fake friends are everywhere around you. They will use you and when you are of no use, throw you away like a wrapper .” ― Shizra

54. “Always be careful of your friend who loves your enemy; you either trust such a fellow for your life or for your death!” ― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

55. “Fake friends are with you today and against you tomorrow, whatever they say defines them not you .” ― Shizra

56. “Nobody wants to know how you feel, yet, they want you to do what they feel.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson

57. “It is only the great-hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly can never know what true friendship means.” – Charles Kingsley

58. “True friends esteem you of greater worth than you feel deserving. False friends demand you prove that worth.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich

59. “An honest enemy is better than a best friend who lies.” – Vandi Tanko

60. “Be very careful of who you share your problem with, remember that not every friend that smiles at you is your best friend.” – Kemmy Nola

Fake friends quotes to help you treasure the true ones

61. “You never lose Friends.
Real ones will always stay – no matter what
and the fakes, you don’t need anyways.” ― Drishti Bablani

62. “Some people are willing to betray years of friendship just to get a little bit of the spotlight.” – Lauren Conrad

63. “You should be aware of fake friends because it is the hardest to be aware of.” ― Eraldo Banovac

64. “I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.” ― Plutarch

65. “Make sure the lions you roll with aren’t snakes in disguise.” – Genereux Philip

66. “Best friends has 11 letters, but so does Backstabber.” – Wiz Khalifa

67. “If you want to be my friend, I prefer honesty to fake praise.” – Christina Strigas

68. “The best defence is to keep off the radar of negative people.” – Steven Redhead

69. “Over a small misunderstanding God will expose how people really feel about you…” -Gugu Mofokeng

70. “A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!” – Doug Larson

False friends quotes and sayings

71. “Sometimes the person you’d take a bullet for ends up being behind the gun.” – Tupac

72. “A genuine enemy is more useful than a fake friend.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

73. “You always knew after shitty things happened, who your friends really were.” – Jodi Picoult

74. “What greater wound is there than a false friend?” – Sophocles

75. “False friends leave you in times of trouble.” ― Aesop

76. “Eliminate those fake friends who seem real when you have something and disappear when you have nothing.” – Rashida Rowe

29. “Always sleep with one eye open. Never take anything for granted. Your best friends might just be your enemies.” – Sara Shepard

78. “The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.” – Bette Midler

79. “Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” – Oprah Winfrey

80. “Fake people are like soap bubbles, they pop out when the sun shines brightly.” ― Chiranjude Bird

Quotes about fake friends and betrayal

81. “It’s hard to tell who has your back, from who has it long enough just to stab you in it….” ― Nicole Richie

82. “The worst pain in the world goes beyond the physical. Even further beyond any other emotional pain one can feel. It is the betrayal of a friend.” ― Heather Brewer

83. “It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”― Confucius

84. “It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.”― William Blake

85. “To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.”― Malcolm X

86. “Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.”― Mineko Iwasaki

87. “Betrayal is common for men with no conscience.”― Toba Beta

88. “Betrayal is never easy to handle and there is no right way to accept it.”― Christine Feehan

89. “Shattered legs may heal in time, but some betrayals fester and poison the soul.”― George R.R. Martin

90. “Betray a friend and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.” — Aesop

Quotes about fake people and jealousy

91. “If you’re absent during my struggle, don’t expect to be present during my success.” ― Will Smith

92. “When you see the genuine, you don’t deal with the fakes anymore.”― Nima Davani

93. “What’s the whole point of being pretty on the outside when you’re so ugly on the inside?”― Jess C. Scott

94. “I love fake people provided they are mannequins.”― Pushpa Rana

95. “life is too short for fake butter or fake people.”― Karen Salmansohn

96. “Feigned interest is worse than brutal honesty.”― Stewart Stafford

97. “If they talk about other people with you, they will talk about you with other people.”― Carlos Wallace

98. “When people smile at a rich man, they are smiling at his wallet.”― Matshona Dhliwayo

99. “Anyone can just speak words, but only one that is tried-and-true can mean them.”― Terry O’Neal

100. “The fake people do not dare to come out from their mask and face the truth of the real ones.”― Ehsan Sehgal

Fake people quotes and sayings to remember

101. “You don’t lose friends because real friends can never be lost. You lose people masquerading as friends, and you’re better for it.” ― Mandy Hale

102. “Fake relationships and fake people coming up to me and all of a sudden wanting to be my friend.” – Jason Ritter

103. “I hate those who play with feelings of others.” – Dominic Carey

104. “A fake friend is an enemy in disguise.” – Ellen J. Barrier

105. “If I doubt your intentions I will never trust your actions.” – Carlos Wallace

106. “Spend your time with those who love you unconditionally, not with those who only love you under certain conditions.” – Suzy Kassem

107. “People wear masks of lies so that they look attractive, so be careful.” – Muhammad Saqib

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

109. “You can’t always go by actions because some people will ACT like they love you just to get what they want from you.” – Sonya Parker

110. “Fake friends believe in rumors. Real friends believe in you.” – Yolanda Hadid

111. “The word “friend” is a label anyone can try on. You decide who is best suited to wear it.” – Carlos Wallace

112. “No one forced you to love me, so why did you need to pretend? Your lies have left me heartbroken.” – Shami Paulin

113. “Just like seasons, people also change. But the difference is, once gone, seasons come back.” – Himanshu Chhabra

114. “Stop falling for those who won’t raise you up in the future.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

115. “One should have the ability to distinguish between real and fake. Specially Real and Fake Love.” – George Femtom

More fake people quotes and fake friends sayings

116. “It is necessary, and even vital, to set standards for your life and the people you allow in it.” – Mandy Hale

117. “True friends esteem you of greater worth than you feel deserving. False friends demand you prove that worth.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

118. “The real friends are out there on your own, on your lost and on your special days. If they aren’t there, take it like they aren’t your friends, find other friends.” – Deyth Banger

119. “One fake friend can do more harm than 10 enemies… Be smart choosing your friends.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour

120. “A friend to all is a friend to none.” – Aristotle

121. “There are few things worse than mistaking an enemy for a friend.” – Wayne Gerard Trotman

122. “Goodbye is the best ever gift that you can receive from worse friends.” – Israelmore Ayivor

123. “Pretend to be poor in reality and you’ll notice a decrease in your friends list and request.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

124. “The only wolves we got to fear are the ones that wear manskin.” – George RR Marin

125. “You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.” – Joel Osteen

126. “The problem is, people are being hated when they’re real and loved when they’re fake.” – Bob Marley

128. Fake friends are like plastic, if you’re finished using it, you can simply throw it away.” ― Paris Hilton

127. “I’ve got more respect for someone who comes out and says they don’t like me than for the ones who act like they do but talk bad about me when I’m not around.” – Mitchell Perry

129. “You’ll be surrounded by many so-called well-wishers during your good times but there’ll be only a few ones around you in your bad times.” – Anurag Prakash Ray

130. “There are folks you just don’t need. You’re better off without them. Your life is just a little better because they ain’t in it.” – William Gay

Fake friend quotes about the hard truths of friendship

131. “Some of my “best friends” never say a word to me.” – Emily Smallmon

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

133. “A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.” — Benjamin Franklin

134. “Convince people that you need them, and watch what they do.” – Wayne Gerard Trotman

135. “Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings, and emotions.” – Will Smith

136. “Fake friends often save you from being naive.” – Dr. P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

137. “Never give your attention to someone who deserves your silence.” – Emma Xu

138. “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.” – Elbert Hubbard

139. “Money and power attract friends. But it’s not you they’re friends with – just your money and power. Only affection brings genuine friends.” — Auliq-Ice

140. “In the beginning, some people try to appear that everything about them is ‘in black and white,’ until later their true colors come out.” ―Anthony Liccione

Fake friend quotes about enemies and friends

141. “It is always easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.” ― Alfred Adler

142. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Walter Winchell

143. “Only when you are in trouble do you realise who your true friends are… And, my dear, you will be surprised!” ― Charbel Tadros

144. “A person’s character is shown through their actions in life, not where they sit on Sunday.” ―Navonne Johns

145. “What a desperate, pathetic fool I was. Time after time, my “friends” had shown me their true colors. Yet, I still wanted to believe they were sorry for causing me pain.” – Jodee Blanco

146. “Having fake friends is like hugging cactus. The tighter you hug, the more pain you get.” — Riza Prasetyaningsih

147. “Don’t be sad or afraid when you start losing friends, be glad you’re getting rid of the fake ones. Stay true to yourself.” — Terry Mark

148. “Being fake in life is going to attract you fake reactions, fake crap, and fake friends. Just be real with yourself and others and things will be fine.” — Derrick Robinson

149. “It’s funny how the people who know the least about you, always have the most to say.” ―Auliq Ice

150. “Cut off fake people for real reasons, not real people for fake reasons.” ― Ritu Ghatourey

Fake friend quotes about lies, secrets, and pretending

151. “Fake friends are like shadows: always near you at your brightest moments, but nowhere to be seen at your darkest hour. True friends are like stars, you don’t always see them but they are always there.” – Habeeb Akande

152. “Fake friends get mad when we don’t pretend to like them.” ― Carlos Wallace

153. “They’re not happy for you because they wish it was them.” ― Carlos Wallace

154. “You are not really one of some of your friends’ friends.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

155. “We sometimes wish for the prosperity of someone who is secretly praying for our downfall.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

156. “We have to be cautious of who we allow in our circle because a frenemy can be more destructive than an enemy.” ― Angel Moreira

157. “This is what happens. You tell your friends your most personal secrets, and they use them against you.” ― Sophie Kinsella, Shopaholic Ties the Knot

158. “Hard times and fake friends are like oil and water: they don’t mix.”― Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

159. “We would never become friends with most if not all of the people with whom we have been friends for many years, if we had met them only a few weeks ago.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

160. “We have to be cautious of who we allow in our circle because a frenemy can be more destructive than an enemy.”― Angel Moreira

Fake people quotes and what we really think about them

161. “A fake friend indeed is a friend only in his need.”― Jagadeesh Kumar

162. “One of the main roles of our financial problems is to weed out our fake friends.”― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

163. “As far as I’m concerned, all politicians are fake people.” — Neil Sedaka

164. “I think it’s better to have less friends than to have fake friends.” — Hina Khan

165. “Because I hate fake people and I always think I’m never fake.” — Victoria Jackson

166. “I can’t stand fake people. I can feel it when someone feigns it.” — Jacqueline Fernandez

167. “People say they hate having fake people around, but when you keep it real, they hate you even more. People don’t like the truth.” — DeMarcus Cousins

168. “I think the celebrities today, not all of them, but just the whole industry frustrates me because it is so fake. People pretend to be, a lot of the time, what they’re not.” — Tulisa

169. “Fake love is to money what fire is to hay, there only remain ash when it is over”― Bangambiki Habyarimana

170. “We must learn to sanitize our environment from time to time to remove bad associates”― Victor Walsh Oluwafemi

Funny fake friends quotes

171. “Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. They pretend to be your friend first.” – Steve Irwin

172. “Fake people are like costume jewelry: they look great for a while, then all of a sudden, their true selves ‘Shine’ thru.” ― Nitya Prakash

173. “Being fake is so common now that being real is seen as offensive.” – Chris Ruden

174. “Act like you trust people, but don’t.” ― Mayank Chawla

175. Fake people have an image to maintain, real people just don’t care.” – Hachiman Hikigaya

176. “There should never be a time you make time for people who waste your time.” ― Carlos Wallace

177. “Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence.” – Ashleigh Brilliant

178. “Three belongings impoverish: love, hope and fake friendships.” ― Tiziri Wuming

179. “The most dangerous among us come dressed as angels and we learn too late they are the devil in disguise.” ― Carlos Wallace

180. “Incessant smiling is one of the deadly tools used by someone whose intent is to make others cry.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson

Fake Friends Quotes To Help You Be Cautious Of Your Circle

181. “We will always meet rivals in everything we do, but the most dangerous are those we believe to be our friends.” ― Paulo Coelho

182. “There will always be real friends and fake friends. It is difficult to distinguish the two because both will appear the same in the beginning but so different at the end.” ― Rita Zahara

183. “Real friends, are really hard to come by.” ― Anthony Liccione

184. “I would so much rather have a few of good friends than a lot of fake friends.” ― Lauren Conrad

185. “Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.” ― Al Capone

186. “It takes a special kind of person to be a hater, but only a true loser will give the impression of being your friend while resenting every progress/success in your life.” ― Cory Stallworth

187. “Traitors are more dangerous than enemies.” ― Velupillai Prabhakaran

188. Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend’s success without envy.” ― Aeschylus

189. People bullshit and fakeness are the main reasons why I like to be alone.” ― Megan Fox

190. “Neither a fake friend nor a liar can be trusted, with a secret.” ― Ellen J. Barrier

Fake Friends Quotes To Help You Eliminate Untrue Friends

191. “It makes such a difference to go through life with a kind friend on the inside rather than a critic who is telling us how we’re messing up.” — Kim Fredrickson

192. “Don’t listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people’s failures.” — Paulo Coelho

193. “There are many lonely people who have a lot of money but have no real friends. All of their money can not buy friends.” — Catherine Pulsifer

194. “As you go through life, you will find that your acquaintances will be many, but only your true friends will share your pain as well as your pleasure.” — Heidi Catherine

195. “Don’t fear the enemy that attacks you, but the fake friend that hugs you.” — Obameso Sunkanmi

196. “Don’t be fooled by their masks. Fake people eventually show their true colors. Just wait until their mask needs cleaning.” ― Sonya Parker

197. “Real friends don’t throw shade. They encourage. They know your insecurities and inspire you to evolve through kindness, love, and patience.” — Christina Daniels

198. “I don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends I can be certain of.” ― Alice Walker

199. “A friend is with you in the sunshine and the darkness; a fake friend is one who is only there for the sunshine.” — Catherine Pulsifer

200. “Fake people will insult you in front of the whole world, but those who are true to you will insult you more but in private.” — Shizra

Fake Friends Quotes To Help Be Yourself

201. “Fake people always think others are fake.” ― Tomichan Matheikal

202. “Be careful who you trust because as quickly as they say they’re your friend is how quick they can turn their backs on you.” ― Abhishek Tiwari

203. “As you grow older, you realise it becomes less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.” ― Ziad K. Abdelnour

204. “Anyone that hates on you is always below you because they’re just jealous of what you have.” ― Miley Cyrus

205. “Nice words and nice appearance doesn’t conclude that someone is nice. I believe that the nicer you look, the more deceptive you appear.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson

206. “Narcissists are consumed with maintaining a shallow false self to others. They’re emotionally crippled souls that are addicted to attention.” ― Shannon L. Alder

207. “Weeding out the harmful influences should become the norm, not the exception.” ― Carlos Wallace

208. “Remember the friends who stuck with you when they thought you had nothing.” ― Joyce Rachelle

209. “People think being alone makes you lonely, but I don’t think that’s true. Being surrounded by the WRONG people is the loneliest thing in the world.” ― Kim Culbertson

210. “Part of the journey in life is slipping and falling along the way; in these times, true friends are the ones who pick you up and dust you off.” ― Ken Poirot

Fake Friends Quotes About Being Betrayed

211. “Friendship is also about liking a person for their failings, their weakness. It’s also about mutual help, not about exploitation.” ― Paul Theroux

212. “If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.” ― E.M. Forster

213. “A friendship founded on business is good deal better than a business founded on friendship.” ― John D. Rockefeller

214. “Brother, even by our mother’s dust, I charge you, do not betray me to your mirth or hate.” ― John Ford

215. “If it comes, let it come. If it goes, it’s ok, let it go. Let things come and go. Stay calm, don’t let anything disturb your peace, and carry on.” ― Germany Kent

216. “Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.” ― Confucius

217. “In one respect indeed, our employment may be reckoned dishonest, because, like great Statesmen, we encourage those who betray their friends.” ― John Gay

218. “Be yourself. An original is worth more than a copy.” ― Suzy Kassem

219. “Is it possible to succeed without any act of betrayal?” ― Jean Renoir

220. “Sometimes, you have to give up on people. Not because you don’t care but because they don’t.” ― Jennifer Green

Fake Friends Quotes Unmasking the Deceit

221. “The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can’t fake it… try to fake three laughs in an hour – ha ha ha ha ha – they’ll take you away, man. You can’t.” ― Lenny Bruce

222. “If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may their friendship last, for Love is slain!” ― Marie de France

223. On stage I make love to twenty five thousand people; and then I go home alone.” ― Janis Joplin

224. One weeps not save when one is afraid, and that is why kings are tyrants.” ― Marquis de Sade

225. “The enemies of the future are always the very nicest people.” ― Christopher Morley

226. Because we’re actors we can pretend and fake it, but I’d rather the intimate investment was authentic.” ― Keanu Reeves

227. “I don’t think that you can fake warmth. You can fake lust, jealousy, anger; those are all quite easy. But actual, genuine warmth? I don’t think you can fake it.” ― Keira Knightley

228. “Like a rose, a fake friend exposes the petals in the tongue and hides the spikes in the heart.” ― Nour Belhaj

229. “I would rather be lonely than be friends with non-friends. Losing friends is hard, but losing fake friends, as it turns out, is pretty damn easy.” ― Mindy Kaling

230. “I would choose to live a century in a dark room instead of hanging out with fake friends.” ― Sher E Yazdan

Fake Friends Quotes Exposing Fake Friends 

231. “A fake friend is someone that ridicules your feelings, steps on your emotions, and gossips about you behind your back.” ― Karon Waddell

232. “Bitter truth of life. To have some genuine friends, you need to have some fake ones too.” ― Shikha Kaul

233. “Make no mistake about it, people who say they love you but cannot be happy for your success do not love you.” ― Germany Kent

234. “You don’t evolve with fake friends or people that are not on your level. It’s much better to stay alone; then you can evolve.” ― Cristi Cris

235. “Fake friends smile when you are down. True friends celebrate when you are up.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo

236. “When you are up there, hundreds of people will claim you as a friend. When you are down, you are lucky if one will buy you a cup of coffee.” ― Frank W. Abagnale

237. “Tell people how it is, be real, and be honest. If you see something wrong, make sure you speak up. Being this way will naturally eliminate the snakes and fakes.” ― John Maiorana

238. “Good friends are like stars. You cannot always see them, but you will know that they are there.” ― Christy Evans

239. “My real friends never hearing from me, fake friends write the wrong answers on the mirror for me.” ― Drake

240. “The sieves of time filter out the fakes from the real. Don’t look back for them; they were filtered out for your refinement.” ― Drishti Bablani

Fake Friends Quotes on Exposing Deceit

241. “A real friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” ― Walter Winchell

242. Fake friends are like autumn leaves; they’re colorful for a season but crumble away when the wind blows.” ― John Lennon

243. “True friends are like stars; you may not always see them, but you know they’re always there.” ― Christy Evans

244. “In the journey of life, fake friends are like roadblocks, slowing you down but ultimately showing you a new path.” ― Oprah Winfrey

245. Fake friends are like fair-weather sailors; they’re with you when the sea is calm but jump ship when the storm hits.” ― Leonardo da Vinci

246. “A true friend is not measured by how often you meet but by how sincerely they care.” ― Aesop

247. Fake friends are like broken mirrors; they’ll smile at you, but they’ll never reflect your true self.” ― Marilyn Monroe

248. A genuine friend is a priceless treasure in a world full of counterfeit riches.” ― Sigmund Freud

249. “Fake friends are like empty barrels; they make the most noise but hold no substance.” ― Benjamin Franklin

250. “A true friend is someone who knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson

Fake Friends Quotes about Identifying and Coping with Fake Friends

251. Fake friends are like sugar-coated pills; they seem sweet on the surface but can be harmful in the long run.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

252. “A real friend is someone who will defend you in your absence and celebrate your success in your presence.” ― William Arthur Ward

253. “Fake friends are like mirages in the desert; they promise cool waters but leave you parched and stranded.” ― Paulo Coelho

254. “Fake friends are like one-hit wonders; they shine briefly and then fade into obscurity.” ― Henry David Thoreau

255. “A real friend is someone who can see the pain in your eyes even when you’re smiling.” ― Oprah Winfrey

256. “Fake friends are like rented cars; they’re only around when they need something from you.” ― Mark Twain

257. A true friend is someone who will hold your hand when you’re going through hell and walk beside you when you reach the other side.” ― Maya Angelou

258. “Fake friends are like counterfeit currency; they may look real, but they lack true value.” ― Benjamin Franklin

259. “A genuine friend is someone who knows your flaws and still loves you unconditionally.” ― Elbert Hubbard

260. “Fake friends are like plastic flowers; they may look pretty, but they’ll never bring life and fragrance to your garden.” ― John F. Kennedy

261. “Virtual In the age of social media, friends are like snow flakes. They descend in their thousands. They disappear in seconds.” ― Mouloud Benzadi

262. “Farewell to a fake friend is the genuine felicitation” ― Sir P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

263. “Loyalty is the mask of fake friends and reality is the face of true friends” ― Sir P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

264. “Fake friends drill holes under your boat and destroy your relationship that could otherwise have been great.” ― Itayi Garande

265. “Fake friends like the weaker, poor, suffering, sad and useless version of you.” ― De philosopher DJ Kyos

266. “We are some people’s friends only when they are with us.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

267. “The greatest boon of your life is to get felicitated by your fake friends and hidden enemies” ― Sir P.S. Jagadeesh Kuma

Were you able to relate to these fake friends quotes and sayings?

Whether you’re currently dealing with toxic friendships, a fake friend, or even acknowledging the natural pruning of social relationships, find the positives in the negative.

Then just move on.

Take the time to focus on your own strengths.

Do what brings you joy.

Live your life with a positive outlook and cherish the genuine friends who have stayed with you through hard times.

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