1. A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。

1. A friend is easier lost than found. It is difficult to gain a friend, but easy to lose one.

2. A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。

2. A friend is never truly known until a man has a need. A friend is known only when one has need.

3. A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。

3. A friend without faults will never be found. There will never be a friend who is perfect in every way.

4. A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend. 戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。

4. A joke never turns an enemy into a friend but only causes one to lose a friend.

5. Between friends all is common. 朋友之间不分彼此。

5. Among friends, everything is shared.

6. Friends agree best at distance. 朋友之间也会保持距离。

6. Friends agree best at a distance. Friends also maintain distance with each other.

7. Friends are thieves of time. 朋友是时间的窃贼。

7. Friends are thieves of time. Friends are time bandits.

8. Friends must part. 再好的朋友也有分手的时候。

8. Friends must part. Even the best of friends have times when they must part.

9. He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 背后说好话，才是真朋友。

9. He is a good friend who speaks well of us behind our backs. A true friend is one who speaks well of us behind our backs.

10. I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 朋友不能阿谀奉承。

10. I cannot be your friend and your flatterer at the same time. A friend cannot be a sycophant.

11. Old friends and old wines are best. 陈酒味醇，老友情深。

11. Old friends and aged wines are the best. The flavor of aged wines is rich, and the friendship of old friends is profound.

12. A faithful friend is the medicine of life. 真诚的朋友如一剂生活的良药。

12. A faithful friend is the medicine of life. A sincere friend is like a prescription for the well-being of life.

13. What is a friend? A single soul dewlling in two bodies. 朋友是什么？两幅躯壳拥有同一个灵魂。

13. What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. 朋友是什么？Two bodies housing the same soul.

14. No man is the whole of himself; his friends are the rest of him. 任何人自己都不是完整的；他的朋友是他的其余部分。

14. No man is the whole of himself; his friends are the remainder of him.

15. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. http://www.xhxsw88.cn/yanyu/人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。

15. A life without a friend is like a life without the sun. http://www.xhxsw88.cn/yanyu/In life, if one has no friends, it is as if one lives without the sun.

16. Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing. 选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。

16. Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing. Choose a friend carefully; be even more cautious in letting go.

17. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交。

17. A friend in need is a friend indeed. A true friend is seen in times of trouble.

18. 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。

18. A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. A father is wealth, a brother is comfort, and a friend encompasses both.

19. A friend exaggerates a mans virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。

19. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, while an enemy magnifies his crimes.

20. A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 囊中有钱，不如朝中有友。

20. A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. - A friend in need is better than a gold mine. - Having money in your pocket is not as good as having friends in high places.

21. A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。

21. A friend is a second self. A friend is another me.

22. A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。

22. A true friend is best found in adversity.

23. 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。

23. A friend is never known till a man has need. One can never truly know a friend until they are in need.

24. A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。

24. A friend is not soon gained as lost. Making a friend is slow, losing a friend is fast.

25. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。

25. A friend to everyone is a friend to no one. Make many friends, but have no close ones.

26. A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。

26. A friend without faults will never be found. No friend without faults can ever be found.

27. 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。

27. A joke never wins an enemy but often loses a friend. Making a joke seldom turns an enemy into a friend but often leads to the loss of a friend.

28. Better lose a jest than a friend. 宁可不说一句俏皮话，以免得罪朋友们。

28. Better lose a jest than a friend. It's better to not say a witty remark than to offend one's friends.

29. Choose an author as you choose a friend. 选书如择友。

29. Choose an author as you choose a friend. Select a book as you would choose a friend.

30. He that has a full purse never wants a friend. 只要袋里有，不愁没朋友。

30. He who has a full purse never lacks a friend. As long as there's money in the bag, there's no need to worry about friends.

31. Life without a friend is death without a witness. 在世无朋友，死后无证人。

31. Life without a friend is death without a witness. In life, if you have no friends, it's as if you die without a witness.

32. Thy friend has a friend and thy friends friend has a friend so be discreet.

32. Your friend has a friend, and your friend's friend has a friend; so be discreet.

33. 你的朋友有朋友，朋友的朋友又有朋友，所以要谨慎小心。

33. Your friends have friends, and the friends of your friends have friends as well, so be cautious and careful.

34. 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。

34. To maintain a friendship, three things are required: to honor him in his presence, to praise him in his absence, and to assist him in his needs.

35. 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。

35. Do not trust the praise of a friend, nor take to heart the disdain of an enemy.

36. 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。

36. We can live without a brother, but not without a friend. We can live without a brother, but we cannot live without a friend.

37. We can live without our friends, but not without our neighbours. 生活可无友，邻居不能无。

37. We can live without our friends, but not without our neighbors. Life can do without friends, but cannot do without neighbors.

38. When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow. 朋友的要求不要拖。

38. When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow. Don't drag your friend's requests.

39. Without a friend the world is a wilderness. 没有朋友，世界就等於一片荒野。

39. Without a friend, the world is akin to a wilderness.

40. A bosom friend afar brings distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

40. A bosom friend afar brings distant land near. "A close friend in a distant land makes the world seem like a neighbor."

41. 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。

41. Rebuke your friends in private, praise them in public.

42. A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。

42. A faithful friend is hard to find. A true friend is rare to find.

43. A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交。

43. A good book is a bosom friend that never deserts us. A good book is a close friend who never turns his back upon us.

44. A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。

44. A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. - "A close friend is more valuable than a distant relative."

45. An empty purse frightens many friends. 囊中无分文，亲友不上门。

45. An empty purse frightens many friends. - A purse with no money turns away many friends.

46. A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. 失友皆从借钱起。

46. A surefire way to lose a friend is to lend him money. Losing a friend always starts with lending money.

47. A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many. 朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。

47. A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many. — A thousand friends are still not enough, and one enemy is too many.

48. A true friend is known in the day of adversity. 疾风知劲草，患难见真情。

48. A true friend is known in the day of adversity. Adversity tests the mettle of a person, and in times of trouble, true feelings are revealed.

49. A true friend is one soul in two bodies. 真正的朋友好似两个身子长著一颗心。

49. A true friend is one soul in two bodies. A real friend is like one heart in two bodies.

50. Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

50. An open enemy is better than a false friend. It is easier to avoid a direct attack than to defend against a hidden arrow.

51. Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. 书籍如朋友，应该少而精。

51. Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. - Books, like friends, should be select and not numerous.