41 Quotes About Toxic Friends

There are many signs to a toxic friendship to look out for. It is best to avoid unnecessary drama and disaster in your life. These quotes about toxic friends serve as the perfect example to the type of traits you want to keep an eye out for.

“Always remember that you were once alone, and the crowd you see in your life today are just as unnecessary as when you were alone.”

“Dear my strong girls, you will all go through that phase of life making a mistake of helping a toxic girl whose friendship with you turns into her self-interest.”

“Don’t ever stop believing in your own transformation. It is still happening even on days you may not realize it or feel like it.”

“Energy vampires prey on others because they are in pain, and their behavior is a disguised cry for help. However, the important thing to remember is that you are not responsible for resolving their issues.”

“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!”

“I am worth more than these excuses. I am worth more than this inconsistent, unhealthy, disappointing dynamic. I am worthy of finding someone that is never going to allow us to settle into this toxic, distorted version of love.”

“If a normally kind, agreeable person makes an enemy of you, you ought to ask yourself why.”

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

“If there is a particular person in your life that is repeatedly choosing not to honor you and is causing you more sadness or pain than they are joy – it might be time to release that friendship back to God and trust that it is not where you belong.”

“If you’ve ever met an energy vampire (and you probably have), you’ll get the distinct feeling that this person has an intense need to prey off the vitality of others.”

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

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

“It’s a toxic world out there folks, use caution when connecting online & offline. There’s a darker side to going viral with success. ”

“It’s very possible and very okay to forgive someone and still not want to spend time with them.”

“Look around you at the people you spend the most time with and realize that your life can’t rise any higher than your friendships.”

“Losing excess fats through exercise is important, but losing useless friends is urgent. Treat urgent things first.”

“May you reach that level within, where you no longer allow your past or people with toxic intentions to negatively affect or condition you.”

“Most people seem to get bored easily when having an easy life, and need to feed on drama and conflicts to feel alive. They are like vampires and zombies, that feed on the anger of others. ”

“My arm is weighted by the huge pile of clothing she’s hung over it. A moment of clarity comes over me. This isn’t what friendship is about, I know that now.”

“Negative people can only infest you with discouragements when they find you around… Just get lost and get saved!”

“No matter how valuable you are and your ideas, fools will certainly play both of you down, so exclude yourselves from the inflammatory environs of fools.”

“Not all friends know they have lost you.”

“People appear like angels until you hear them speak. You must not rush to judge people by the colour of their cloaks, but by the content of their words!”

“Protect your good image from the eyes of negative viewers, who may look at your good appearance with an ugly fiendish eye, and ruin your positive qualities with their chemical infested tongues.”

“Save your skin from the corrosive acids from the mouths of toxic people. Someone who just helped you to speak evil about another person can later help another person to speak evil about you.”

“Share them with only people who can help you with information and support. When you meet negative people, zip your mouth.”

“Someone who smiles too much with you can sometime frown too much with you at your back.”

“Speak with caution. Even if someone forgives harsh words you’ve spoken, they may be too hurt to ever forget them. Don’t leave a legacy of pain and regret of things you never should have said.”

“Stop inviting people who don’t celebrate you to your party! It’s YOUR life – you have the right to be exclusive.”

“The attitude you pose is greatly influenced by the links of friendships you bookmark. Good friends, good attitudes; best friends, best attitudes. Guess what for toxic friends.”

“The glorification of hatred is predicated on a foundation of fear-induced ignorance venomous to haters and those they believe they hate.”

“The toxic behaviors were there before you decided to enter into relationships with them. The signs were there. You may have chosen to look the other way, but the signs were there.”

“There’s folks you just don’t need. You’re better off without em. Your life is just a little better because they ain’t in it.”

“Toxic people attach themselves like cinder blocks tied to your ankles, and then invite you for a swim in their poisoned waters.”

“Toxic people will pollute everything around them. Don’t hesitate. Fumigate.”

“Toxic relationships are dangerous to your health; they will literally kill you. Stress shortens your lifespan. Even a broken heart can kill you.”

“What is evil neither can nor should be loved; for it is not one’s duty to be a lover of evil or to become like what is bad; and we have said that like is dear to like.”

“What’s more toxic than what they have done, think, or have said about you is how you let your mind receive it. In a world as ours filled with so much noise and hate, what suffers the most is our minds. Know when to keep your mind shut.”

“You can love them, forgive them, want good things for them…but still move on without them.”

“You create more space in your life when you turn your excess baggage to garbage.”

“You don’t have to live happily ever after with every single person in your life in order to live happily ever after. Some unfortunate endings are necessary.”

There are many ways to deal with toxic people to avoid getting sucked into the drama and discourse they cause your life.