Top 100 Loyalty Quotes To Build Meaningful Relationships

Moumita Dutta
Dec 12, 2023 By Moumita Dutta
Originally Published on Mar 29, 2021
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Many people search for quotes on loyalty to feel more secure in their place.

We are all looking for some sense of loyalty in our lives. This beautiful loyalty in relationship quotes for you will enrich your life from within.

Loyalty is a respectable quality in any human being. A loyal individual is an important resource for anyone. He is devoted to the legal body, sovereign or government under which he dwells. It includes dutifulness, penance and empathy in human character.

A loyal individual bears an ethical character and trained habits. He is straightforward and bold. He can't be enticed to stray from his way or ideals. A loyal individual is a diamond in human culture.

Here you will find many loyalty friendship quotes, loyalty in relationships quotes and other loyalty quotes that you can make a tattoo, too. If you are into relationships, we have also collection meaningful relationships quotes and if you want, you can choose a proper relationship trust quote from here too.

If you like this article, you may also like these you are my forever quotes and new friends quotes.

Best Loyalty Quotes

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Here are the best loyalty quotes that you will love to read.

1. “Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.”

- Taylor Lautner.

2. “You cannot buy loyalty; you cannot buy the devotion of hearts, minds, and souls. You have to earn these things.”  

- Clarence Francis.

3.  “Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.”

- Mark Twain.

4. “Women’s loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering behind.”

- Waris Dirie.

5. “You have to be really loyal to the people that supported you when you were coming up.”  

- Sylvester Stallone.

6. “There is one element that is worth its weight in gold and that is loyalty. It will cover a multitude of weaknesses.”

- Philip Armour.

7. “We'll have another little chat soon, when you've had time to think things over and decided where your loyalties lie.”

- Severus Snape, 'Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone'.

8. “Loyal companions are an unequaled grace, stanching fear before it bleeds you numb, a reliable antidote for creeping despair.”

- Dean Koontz.

9. “Every sword that pricked us ignited our loyalty for one another.”

- Amina Mughal, ‘A Piece Of My Heart’.

10. “Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable, than loyalty.”

- Cicero.

11. “Love grows from stable relationships, shared experience, loyalty, devotion, trust.”

- Richard Wright.

12. “Love often wears a mask in order to test loyalty.”

- Minna Antrim.

13. “You don’t love someone out of loyalty…nor out of sympathy, either.”

- Jae Hee.

14. “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”

- J.R.R. Tolkien.

15. “You’ll get back all right. I think so, anyway.”

- Simon to Ralph, 'Lord of The Flies'.

Friendship And Loyalty Quotes

We have collected some meaningful quotes about loyalty and betrayal as well as loyalty and respect quotes on friendship for you to enjoy.

 16. “Friendship and loyalty shouldn't come in the way of casting.”

- Sanjay Leela Bhansali, on casting actors.

17. “There is no friend as loyal as a book.”

- Ernest Hemingway.

18. “Don’t count your friends — count on them.”

- Frank K. Sonnenberg.

19. “Loyalty is what we seek in friendship.”

- Marcus Tullius Cicero.

20. “Loyalty and Friendship, which is to me the same created all the wealth that I’ve ever thought I’d have.”

-Ernie Banks.

21. “A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.”

- Proverbs 27:9.

22. “Many people walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt.

23. “Unlike the puerile loyalty to a conviction, loyalty to a friend is a virtue — perhaps the only virtue, the last remaining one."

- Milan Kundera.

24. “A friend in need is a friend indeed”

- English Proverb.

25. “Honesty is number one, respect, and absolutely the third would have to be loyalty.”

- Summer Altice.

26. “Wherever is love and loyalty, great purposes and lofty souls, even though in a hovel or a mine, there is fairyland.”

- Charles Kingsley.

27. “The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values.”  

- Norman Thomas.

28. “Without trust, there can be no loyalty – and without loyalty, there can be no true growth.”

- Fred Reichheld.

29. “Exceeding expectations is where satisfaction ends and loyalty begins.”

- Ron Kaufman.

30. “I think a good friend, to me, is all about trust and loyalty. You don’t ever want to second-guess whether you can tell your friend something.”

- Lauren Conrad.

31. “Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable, than loyalty.”

- Richard E. Grant.

32. “Loyalty is a decision, a resolution of the soul.”

- Pascal Mercier.

33. “Courage and kindness, loyalty, truth, and helpfulness are always the same and always needed.”

- Laura Ingalls Wilder.

34. “A person who deserves my loyalty receives it.”

- Joyce Maynard.

35. “What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men.”

- Vanessa Marcil.

36. “Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.”

- Thomas Hudson Jones.

37. “Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt.

38. “When you're part of a team, you stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they'd do the same for you.”

- Lawrence Peter 'Yogi' Berra.

39. “Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard.”

- Confucius.

40. “Be loyal to what you love, be true to the earth, fight your enemies with passion and laughter.”

- Edward Abbey.

41. “People don’t understand loyalty in this generation, too many temporary friendships and relationships.”

- Unknown.*

Shakespeare Loyalty Quotes

Here are some fascinating quotes about faithfulness and loyalty by Shakespeare. Here is a list of Macbeth loyalty quotes, faithful quotes, commitment quotes and other famous quotes from the Bard's plays.

42. “If Brutus so unkindly knocked, or no.

For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar’s angel.

Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him!”

- William Shakespeare, 'Julius Caesar'.

43. “The service and the loyalty I owe

In doing it pays itself. Your highness' part

Is to receive our duties, and our duties

Are to your throne and state children and servants,”

- William Shakespeare, 'Macbeth'.

44. “If you shall cleave to my consent, when ’tis,

It shall make honor for you.”

- William Shakespeare, 'Macbeth'.

45. “Ah, uncle Humphrey! in thy face I see

The map of honour, truth, and loyalty;

And yet, good Humphrey, is the hour to come

That e'er I prov'd thee false or fear'd thy faith”

- William Shakespeare, 'King Henry VI - Part 2'.

46. “Master, go on, and I will follow thee

To the last gasp, with truth and loyalty.”

- William Shakespeare, 'As You Like It'.

47. “Romans, countrymen, and lovers! Hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear...If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.”

- William Shakespeare, 'Julius Caesar'.

48. “Mine honesty and I begin to square.

The loyalty well held to fools does make

Our faith mere folly. Yet he that can endure

To follow with allegiance a fall’n lord

Does conquer him that did his master conquer

And earns a place i’ th’ story.”

- William Shakespeare, 'Anthony And Cleopatra'.

49. "Countrymen, My heart doth joy that yet in all my life I found no man but he was true to me. I shall have glory by this losing day."

- William Shakespeare, 'Julius Caesar'.

50. "I do perceive here a divided duty."

- William Shakespeare, 'Othello'.

Inspiring Loyalty Quotes

Here are some amazing loyalty quotes.

51. "The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace."

- Michael Jordan.

52. "The only way one can guarantee one's loyalty is love. Loyalty is beyond logic, really."

- Paul Bettany.

53. "Where there is loyalty, weapons are of no use."

- Paulo Coelho.

54. "Our earliest ancestors probably learned that loyalty was a valuable survival tool. In the jungle, the desert, or the open plains, loyalty to your tribe increased your chances of surviving harsh weather and an unreliable supply of food and water."

- Dianne M. Durkin.

Funny Loyalty Quotes

We have collected some humorous loyalty quotes and sayings just for you.

55. “Loyalty is the first law of God.”

- Paramhansa Yogananda.

56. “Loyalty isn't grey. It's black and white. You're either loyal completely, or not loyal at all.”

- Unknown.*

57. “I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty.”

- Samuel Goldwyn.

58. “Loyalty is a fine quality, but in excess it fills political graveyards.”

- Neil Kinnock.

59. “Loyalty publicly results in leverage privately.”

- Andy Stanley.

60. “Base yourself on loyalty and trust.”

- Confucius.

61. “Confidentiality is a virtue of the loyal, as loyalty is the virtue of faithfulness.”

- Cheryl Cole.

62. “An intelligent and conscientious opposition is a part of loyalty to country.”

- Edwin Louis Cole.

63. “Loyalty is what makes us trust, Trust is what makes us stay, Staying is what makes us love, and love is what gives us hope.”

- Glenn van Dekken.

64. “Loyalty is good for the loyal man but it may be mischievous for those whom his cause assails.”

- Josiah Royce.

65. “Loyalty is the highest virtue taught by abusers, and used as a control tool.”

- Dr Bill Tollefson.

66. “Most of us understand that innovation is enormously important. It's the only insurance against irrelevance. It's the only guarantee of long-term customer loyalty.”

- Gary Hamel.

Short Loyalty Quotes

We bring to you a brief list of some excellent short loyalty quotes, quotes about faithfulness and loyalty for you.

67. “Loyalty is the strongest glue which makes a relationship last for a life time.”

- Mario Puzo.

68. “Loyalty is a 24-hour proposition, 24/7. It’s not a part-time job.”

- Jonathan Moyo.

69. “Loyalty is a continuous phenomenon, you don’t score points for past action.”

- Natasha Pulley.

70. “It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt.

71. “Look out for those who look out for you. Loyalty is everything.”

- Conor McGregor.

72. “Dogs are loyal friends, and if they could talk, your secrets would still be safe.”

- Richelle E. Goodrich.

Honest And Loyalty Quotes

Pick your favorite Bible quotes about loyalty and share it with your loved ones.

73. “He who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness and honor.”

- Proverbs 21:21, Bible.

74. “Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable?”

- Proverbs 20:6, Bible.

75. “For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.”

- Hosea 6:6, Bible.

76. “They would not be like their ancestors– a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.”

- Psalm 78:8, Bible.

77. “We all want loyal friends. As Christians we are to be loyal to the people that God has put in our lives.”

- Bible.

78. “Loyalty is more than words. True loyalty will result in actions.”

- Bible.

Family Loyalty Quotes

Below you will find some incredible family and loyalty quotes.

79. “When you get married, your loyalty, first and foremost, is to your spouse, and to the family that you create together.”

- Phil Mcgraw.

80. “Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise.”

- Hannah Arendt.

81. “So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family, that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty.”

- Haniel Long.

82. “Unless you can find some sort of loyalty, you cannot find unity and peace in your active living.”

- Josiah Royce.

83. “I'm very loyal in relationships. Even when I go out with my mom I don't look at other moms.”  - Garry Shandling.

84. “The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, is in its loyalty to each other.”

- Mario Puzo.

85. “Loyalty will not permit envy, hate, and uncharitableness to creep into our public thinking.”

- Bainbridge Colby.

Loyalty Love Quotes

We present to you some lovely loyalty quotes for your beloved.

87. “I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me--they, and the love and loyaty I give them, form my identity far more than any word or group ever could.”

- Veronica Roth.

88. “If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.”

- Elbert Hubbard.

89. “All men are loyal, but their objects of allegiance are at best approximate.”

- John Barth.

90. “A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship.”

- J.R.R. Tolkien.

91. “We men and women are all in the same boat, upon a stormy sea. We owe to each other a terrible and tragic loyalty.”

- G.K. Chesterton.

Customer Loyalty Quotes

To know much more about loyalty, we have collected some amazing loyalty is everything quotes for you.

92.“Customer satisfaction is worthless. Customer loyalty is priceless.”

- Jeffrey Gitomer.

93. “You don't earn loyalty in a day. You earn loyalty day-by-day.”

- Jeffrey Gitomer.

94. “The easiest and most powerful way to increase customer loyalty is really very simple. Make your customers happy.”

- Kevin Stirtz.

95. “Loyal customers, they don't just come back, they don't simply recommend you, they insist that their friends do business with you.”

- Chip R. Bell.

96. “When you can show concern about what matters to your customer, that's Business to Customer Loyalty, and you can bet on it, you've just acquired a customer for life.”

- Albert Houtum-Schindler.

97. "Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice.”

-Woodrow Wilson

Beowulf Quotes About Loyalty

Below are a few of the famous quotes from 'Beowulf', translated by Seamus Heaney.

98. “Here each comrade is true to the other,

loyal to lord, loving in spirit."

- 'Beowulf'.

99. “He said it had belonged to his older brother,

King Heorogar, who had long kept it,

but that Heorogar had never bequeathed it

to his son Heoroweard, that worthy scion,

loyal as he was.”

- 'Beowulf'.

100. “I remember that time when mead was flowing,

how we pledged loyalty to our lord in the hall,

promised our ring-giver we would be worth our price,

make good the gift of the war-gear,

those swords and helmets, as and when

his need required it...”

- Wiglaf.

Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly quotes for everyone to enjoy! If you liked our suggestions for loyalty quotes then why not take a look at you are my everything quotes, or losing friends quotes.

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Written by Moumita Dutta

Bachelor of Arts specializing in Journalism and Mass Communication, Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Management

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Moumita DuttaBachelor of Arts specializing in Journalism and Mass Communication, Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Management

A content writer and editor with a passion for sports, Moumita has honed her skills in producing compelling match reports and stories about sporting heroes. She holds a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Calcutta University, alongside a postgraduate diploma in Sports Management.

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