1 . Friends may meet， but mountains never greet。朋友可相逢，高山永分离。
2 . In time of prosperity， friends will be plenty； In time of adversity， not one amongst twenty。富在深山有远亲，穷在闹市无人。
3 . Without a friend the world is a wilderness。没有朋友，世界就等於一片荒野。
4 . Be slow in choosing a friend； slower in changing。选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。
5 . There are three kinds of friends： best friends， guest friends， and pest friends。朋友有三种类：亲密无间的朋友，客人一样的朋友，难缠的朋友。
6 . Better lose a jest than a friend。宁可不说一句俏皮话，以免得罪朋友们。
7 . a friend is never known till a man has need。 不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。
8 . Trust not the praise of a friend， nor the contempt of an enemy。不要信赖朋友的赞扬，也不要仇敌的轻蔑放在心上。
9 . There is no stronger bond of friendship than a mutual enemy。具有共通敌人的友谊最牢固。
10 . Everything is good when new， but friend when old。东西新的好，朋友老的好。
11 . a friend is not so soon gotten as lost。 交友慢，失友快。
12 . To preserve a friend three things are required： to honour him present， praise him absent， and assist him in his necessities。维持友谊需要三点∶当面尊重他，背后赞扬他，需要时帮助他。
13 . a true friend is known in the day of adversity。 疾风知劲草，患难见真情。
14 . A friend is not so soon gotten as lost。交友慢，失友快。
15 . A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money。失友皆从借钱起。
16 . a good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us。 一本好书，莫逆之交。
17 . We can live without a brother， but not without a friend。我们生活中可以没有兄弟，但不能没有朋友。
18 . when a friend asks， there is no tomorrow。 朋友的要求不要拖。
19 . One friend in a lifetime is much； two are many； three are hardly possible。一生有一个朋友就够了，有两个则太多，三个则很难存在。
20 . a friend without faults will never be found。 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。
