(一)A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。
(二)A friend is easier lost than found得朋友难,失朋友易。
(三)A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
(四)A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。
(五)Between friends all is common. 朋友之间不分彼此。
(六)He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 背后说好话,才是真朋友。
(七)Life without a friend is death. 没有朋友,虽生犹死。
(八)Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难见真情。
(九)Old friends and old wines are best. 陈酒味醇,老友情深。
(十)A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。
(十一)A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富,兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之。
(十二)A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy hiscrimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德,敌人夸大人的罪过。
(十三)A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.曩中有钱,不如朝中有友。
(十四)A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。
(十五)A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。
(十六)A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。
(十七)A friend is never known till a man have need.不到患难时,永远不能认识真正的朋友。
(十八)A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢,失友快。
(十九)A friend to every body is a friend to nobody. 广交友,无深交。
(二十)A friend without faults will never be found.没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。
(二十一)A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近亲。