一、be slow in choosing a friend； slower in changing。选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。
二、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。
三、a near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman。 远亲不如近邻。
四、friend ship remain and never can end。友谊永固。
五、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。
六、a friend without faults will never be found。没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。
七、the friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water。君子之交淡如水。
八、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。
九、a friend without faults will never be found。 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。
十、a friend is not so soon gotten as lost。 交友慢，失友快。
十一、we can live without our friends， but not without our neighbours。生活可无友，邻居不能无。
十二、a ready way to lose friend is to lend him money。 失友皆从借钱起。
十三、friendship multiplies joys and pides griefs。友谊可以增添欢乐，可以分担忧愁。
十四、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。
十五、a thousand friends are few， one enemy is too many。朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。
十六、an empty purse frightens many friends。 囊中无分文，亲友不上门。
十七、friendship is love with understanding。友谊是爱加上谅解。
十八、good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us。一本好书，莫逆之交。
十九、a faithful friend is hard to find。益友难得。
二十、friendship --one soul in two bodies。友谊是两人一条心。
