1. A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。
2. 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。
3. A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 囊中有钱，不如朝中有友。
4. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。
5. A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。
6. A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。
7. 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。
8. A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。
9. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。
10. A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。
11. A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many. 朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。
12. A true friend is one soul in two bodies. 真正的朋友好似两个身子长着一颗心。
13. A man who has friend must show himself friendly. 与朋友交，必须友好相处。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近亲。
17. A true friend is known in the day of adversity. 疾风知劲草，患难知友情。
