TL;DR
70 original best friend quotes in Hindi, each one given three ways: Devanagari, romanized Hinglish, and the English meaning underneath. Five banks: core quotes, the friend who became family, short ones for a card or caption, funny ones, and quotes about time and old friendships. Tap any line to copy — it copies with both scripts. The meaning lines exist so you can send the same quote to a friend who reads Hindi and to one who doesn't.
Quotes are not shayari, and the difference matters
A sher builds. First line sets something up, second line turns it, and the pause between them is where the feeling sits. If you want that, the dosti shayari bank has 75 lines built exactly that way.
A quote does the opposite. One idea, stated flat, finished. That is why quotes work on cards, on bios, on the first line of a page, and in a message to someone who is not going to sit and appreciate a couplet.
Everything on this page is a quote. And every one has an English meaning under it, because most Indian friendships run in at least two languages and half your group chat reads only the romanized version.
Best friend quotes in Hindi (14)
A friend is someone you never have to explain yourself to.
Relatives are handed to you by luck; friends you choose yourself.
Everyone shows up in good times; it's the bad times that take attendance.
If a friendship has to be maintained by effort, it isn't one.
Real friends are few in number and heaviest in weight.
Friendship is a home with no walls.
A friend is someone who says the same thing about you when you aren't there.
Give trust once; the right people will show themselves.
Friendship keeps no accounts, but it remembers everything.
The person you can be an idiot in front of is the one who's yours.
Plenty of people will walk with you; only one will stop and wait.
A friendship's age isn't measured in years but in the hard times it survived.
Someone who understands without being told never needs telling.
Half my courage is borrowed, and the one who lent it has never asked for it back.
Quotes about the friend who became family (14)
Some relationships have no name — only an address you can go to.
Blood is handed to you. You, I picked.
My family stopped treating you like a guest. That's the highest certificate there is.
Everything I couldn't say at home is stored with you.
You're the part of my life I added myself.
Some siblings arrive at home, some on the way. They count the same.
You hold the ledger of my worst days and have never once presented the bill.
You claimed me in a year when I didn't even belong to myself.
Home is wherever you can go without knocking.
I don't thank you, because we don't say thank you inside a family.
My mother says your name before mine on any list.
Anyone willing to sink alongside you is more than a friend.
In front of you I'm still exactly who I was on day one.
Some people aren't related to you and are still the closest thing you have.
Short quotes for a card or a caption (14)
The shortest bank on the page. The Devanagari version is the one to write by hand — script on paper carries weight a typed line doesn't.
Fewer people, the right people.
One friend is a backup for the whole world.
Friendship has no season.
Everything changed except one name.
Friends aren't counted; they're recognised.
In a crowd you meet everyone; in trouble, one person.
People who meet you for no reason are the rich kind.
Even the silence feels like conversation.
Friendship starts without conditions and runs without accounting.
Time did the sorting; whoever's left is yours.
Small in number, heavy in weight.
Whoever comes when called is yours.
Friendship is the one earning that goes untaxed.
My best decision turned out to be a person.
Funny best friend quotes in Hindi (14)
My best friend is my biggest mistake, and I have no plans to correct it.
Ninety percent of friendship is arguing about where to eat.
We're not weird; everyone else is just under-friended.
Insulting them is free for me and chargeable for outsiders.
We make the plans and then meet at home anyway.
This is my therapist; the only missing piece is the degree.
The bill gets split; the argument doesn't.
They had every chance to improve and took none of them.
My screen time report is basically dedicated to this person.
They show up late, but they show up. That'll do.
Without them my stories would be boring.
The group name changed three times; the people never did.
The complete archive of my mistakes is stored with this one.
Advising them is pointless, so I just walk alongside instead.
Quotes about time and old friendships (14)
Some of my friendships are older than my dreams.
The cities changed; the number stayed the same.
We grew up, just never around each other.
Old friends are the witnesses who knew you before your reputation did.
We can restart from where we stopped; that option never expires.
People change. A few simply refuse to.
Years don't make a friendship, but they can't hide one either.
Time sifted everyone out and left you behind.
You're in even my oldest memory.
A friendship's anniversary isn't printed on any calendar.
Some people live in your life, some in your memory. You manage both.
Childhood doesn't come back; it just stays saved under one number.
The years we spent together are still the best ones.
Friendships get older. They don't get smaller.
A quote describes a friendship. A promise commits to one.
Every line above is about what the friendship already is. Which is lovely, and completely free of obligation — you can send fourteen of them and have committed to nothing.
That's why the natural next step is a promise rather than another quote. Lovely's Friendship Promise template is ₹29, takes about eight minutes, and is eight scenes: a shy opening with their name, a live counter of how long you've known each other, a memory or two, up to six promise cards, and a closing dedication. Our twenty promises worth making is where to get the six, and the rule there is simple — promise a behaviour, not a feeling.
The quote goes at the top of the page. The promises go underneath. That's the whole build.
"Almost every friendship page starts with a line the person didn't write," says Lovely's founder. "That's fine. The quote is the door. What's behind it is theirs."
Make it yours: the one edit
- Replace one noun with a real one. "Dost" becomes their name; "sheher" becomes Indore or Kochi or wherever the friendship actually happened.
- Send the Devanagari, keep the meaning. If they read Hindi, send only the Hindi — the translation is for you and for the friend who doesn't.
- Write the short ones by hand. A four-word Devanagari line on paper beats a fourteen-word one in a chat.
- What NOT to do: don't send a quote as a substitute for a conversation you've been avoiding. A quote is a nice thing to receive and a poor thing to hide behind.
- Also don't attribute these to anyone. They're original lines written for this page, not classical shayari — if you want the classics, go to a proper archive and take the poet's name with the line.
For the poetic register instead of the plain one, best friend shayari in Hindi is written in second person for one specific dost, and sacchi dosti shayari covers loyalty specifically.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good best friend quote in Hindi?
A good one states something plainly instead of rhyming — "Dost woh hai jise samjhana na pade" works because it is a complete idea in seven words. Quotes differ from shayari in exactly that way: a sher builds to a turn, while a quote lands its whole point in one line and stops.
Why do these quotes have English meanings under them?
Because friendships in India are rarely single-language. Half the group reads Devanagari comfortably, half reads only romanized Hindi, and someone's partner or colleague reads neither. A meaning line means you can send one message that works for everyone in the thread.
What is the difference between a Hindi quote and dosti shayari?
Shayari is poetry — usually two lines, with the second line turning the first. A quote is a statement: one idea, said once, no turn required. Quotes work better on cards, captions and bios; shayari works better in a message where you want the pause between the lines to do something.
Can I use these quotes for a card or a gift?
Yes, and the Devanagari version is the one to write by hand — script on paper carries weight that a romanized line does not. Put the Hindi on the card and keep the English meaning for the message you send alongside it if the recipient reads better in English.
What do I send a best friend beyond a quote?
A promise page. Lovely's Friendship Promise template is ₹29 and holds up to six promise cards plus a live counter of how long you have known each other. A quote describes a friendship; a promise commits you to one, which is a different and harder thing to send.