1、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。
2、better lose a jest than a friend. 宁可不说一句俏皮话，以免得罪朋友们。
3、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。
4、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。
5、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。
6、we can live without a brother, but not without a friend. wǒ men生活中可以没有兄弟，但不能没有朋友。
7、we can live without our friends, but not without our neighbours. 生活可无友，邻居不能无。
8、a friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。
9、a friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。
10、a life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。
11、be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing. 选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。
12、a friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交。
13、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。
14、a friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。
15、a friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 囊中有钱，不如朝中有友。
