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。
A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
交友慢,失友快。
A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
广交友,无深交。
A friend without faults will never be found.
没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。
A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.
开玩笑总不能化敌为友,反而有时会失去朋友。
Better lose a jest than a friend.
宁可不说一句俏皮话,以免得罪朋友们。
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
选书如择友。
He that has a full purse never wants a friend.
只要袋里有,不愁没朋友。
Life without a friend is death without a witness.
在世无朋友,死后无证人。
Thy friend has a friend and thy friend's friend has a friend so be discreet.
你的朋友有朋友,朋友的朋友又有朋友,所以要谨慎小心。
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。
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。
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。
We can live without our friends, but not without our neighbours.
生活可无友,邻居不能无。
When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow.
朋友的要求不要拖。
Without a friend the world is a wilderness.
没有朋友,世界就等於一片荒野。
A bosom friend afar brings distant land near.
海内存知己,天涯若比邻。
Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。
A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
一本好书,莫逆之交。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近邻。
An empty purse frightens many friends.
囊中无分文,亲友不上门。
A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money.
失友皆从借钱起。
A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many.
朋友千人尚觉少,仇敌一人犹嫌多。