1. A friend is a second self

1. A friend is a second self

2. Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing

2. Be slow to choose a friend; slower still to change.

3. 朋友是另一个我。

3. Friends are another me.

4. True friendship never calm no wave

4. True friendship never calms, no matter the wave.

5. Everything is good ter an open enemy than a false friend

5. It is better to have an open enemy than a false friend.

6. 有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相识。

6. Those with a connection will meet from afar, while those without a connection will not recognize each other even when face to face.

7. A wise mans friendship alone, than all the stupid people friendship is more valuable

7. The friendship of a wise person is more valuable than all the friendships of the foolish.

8. In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends

8. In times of prosperity, our friends reveal who we are; in adversity, we learn who our friends are.

9. 虚假的朋友比公开的敌人更坏。

9. False friends are worse than open enemies.

10. Friendship is just like a star, but love is only a candle The candle is exhausted, and the stars never flash

10. Friendship is like a star, but love is only a candle; the candle burns out, and the stars never flicker.

11. Friendship multiplies joys and pides griefs

11. Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs.

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

12. He is a true friend who speaks well of us behind our backs.

13. My friend is not perfect—nor am I—and so we suit each other admirably

13. My friend is not perfect—nor am I—and so we suit each other admirably.

14. 真正的友谊不是一株瓜蔓，会在一夜之间蹿起来，一天之内枯萎下去。

14. True friendship is not a vine that can shoot up in one night and wither away in a day.

15. 开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。

15. Making jokes should not turn enemies into friends, but sometimes it can even lose you friends.

16. 小鸟需要美丽的羽毛衬托。

16. Small birds need beautiful feathers to complement them.

17. A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes

17. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy his crimes.

18. The making of friends who are real friends, is the best token we have of a man's success in life 能交到真正的朋友是人生中最成功的事。

18. Making genuine friends is the greatest testament to a man's success in life.

19. 怯懦的人，会把朋友送给刽子手。

19. Cowards will hand their friends over to the executioner.

20. This is a laes doote the wisdom of the people

20. This is a woe to the people, the wisdom of the multitude.

21. A lot of friendship makes life strong, to love and to be loved is the greatest happiness in life

21. A lot of friendship strengthens life; to love and to be loved is the greatest happiness in life.

22. Thousands of friends are too few and one enemy too many.

22. Thousands of friends are too few, and one enemy is too many.

23. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

23. Advise your friends in private and praise them in public.

24. 情深恭敬少，知已笑谈多。

24. With deep respect, there is less talk; with close friends, there is more laughter.

25. Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public

25. Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.

26. Most men's friendships are too inarticulate 人的友谊是无法言喻的。

26. Most men's friendships are too inarticulate; human friendships are indescribable.

27. A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother

27. A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother.

28. Friendship is the greatest pleasure in life友谊是人生最大的快乐。 --（英）休谟

28. Friendship is the greatest pleasure in life. -- (English) Hume

29. Friendship is like money, easier made than kept

29. Friendship is like money: easier made than kept.

30. A poor and humble friend is unforgettable， and a poor wife will not go to court.

30. A poor and humble friend is unforgettable, and a poor wife will not go to court.

31. I like a simple friend, panion in a long journey and a little inn

31. I like a simple friend, a companion on a long journey, and a little inn.

32. Straight trees are more useful than straight friends.

32. Straight trees are more useful than straight friends.

33. Friendship make joys and sorro known until it is lost

33. Friendship makes joys and sorrows known until it is lost

34. Look at the outside and know the inside. Look at the friends and know the people.

34. Look at the outside and know the inside. Look at the friends and know the people.

35. 选择朋友要像选书那样， 数量要少，但质量要精。

35. Choose friends as you would choose books, with fewer in number but higher in quality.

36. Without confidence there is no friendship

36. Without confidence, there is no friendship.

37. 万两黄金容易得，知心一个也难求。

37. It is easy to obtain ten thousand taels of gold, but finding a person who understands your heart is difficult.

38. 广交友，无深交。

38. Make many friends, but do not seek deep friendships.

39. 友谊是一种无形的爱。?>

39. Friendship is an intangible love.

40. A faithful friend is hard to find

40. A faithful friend is hard to find.

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

41. Without a friend, the world is a wilderness. No friend, the world is as desolate as a wilderness.

42. 朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。

42. A thousand friends still feel few, while one enemy is too many.

43. 友谊总需要用忠诚去播种，用热情去灌溉，用原则去培养，用谅解去护理。

43. Friendship always requires loyalty to plant, enthusiasm to water, principles to cultivate, and understanding to care for.

44. 天下无不散的宴席。

44. There is no feast in the world that will not come to an end.

45. Friendship is love plus understanding.

45. Friendship is love plus understanding.

46. 大量的友谊使生命坚强，爱与被爱是生活中最大幸福。

46. A multitude of friendships makes life strong, and love and being loved are the greatest happiness in life.

47. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends 患难见真情。

47. Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.

48. He that mon 朋友之间不分彼此

48. He who does not distinguish between friends.

49. To get other peoples friendship, you have to be friendly to others

49. To win the friendship of others, you must be friendly to them.

50. 人生没有朋友，犹如人生没有了太阳。

50. Having no friends in life is like having no sun in life.

51. Keeping the Tao is not self-denial; choosing a friend is like seeking a teacher.

51. Adhering to the Tao is not self-denial; choosing a friend is like seeking a teacher.

52. A distant relative is better than a near neighbor.

52. A distant relative is better than a near neighbor.

53. 得意客来情不厌；知心人到话投机。

53. Joyful guests bring endless affection; close friends find common ground in conversation.

54. 观其外知其内，观其友知其人。

54. By observing the outside, you can understand the inside; by observing their friends, you can understand the person.

55. Friendship in adversity can ease adversity.

55. Friendship in adversity can alleviate hardship.

56. 守道不封己；择交如求师。

56. Adhere to the Tao without sealing oneself off; choose associates as one would seek a teacher.

57. In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty

57. In times of prosperity, friends will be many; in times of adversity, not one in twenty.

58. Friendship is the spice of life, also is the life of painkillers

58. Friendship is the seasoning of life; so too is the life of painkillers.

59. 路遥知马力， 日久见人心。

59. The longer the road, the more you'll know the strength of the horse; the longer the day, the better you'll see the nature of a person.

60. Life and death are very precious.

60. Life and death are very precious.

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

61. A friend without faults will never be found — There will never be a friend who is perfect.

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

62. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near - "A close friend afar brings a distant land near."

63. 兄弟不一定是朋友, 而朋友一定是兄弟。

63. Brothers are not necessarily friends, but friends are always brothers.

64. Friendship is the pure sno for the e a trade; On the contrary, it needs the most thoroughly of no interest concept

64. Friendship is the purest form of exchange; on the contrary, it requires the most thoroughgoing absence of interest concept.

65. A proud guest is always ready to come; a bosom friend is always ready to speculate.

65. A proud guest is always ready to arrive; a close friend is always ready to speculate.

66. Old friends and old mon

66. Old friends and old monks

67. 远亲不如近邻。

67. It's better to have a close neighbor than a distant relative.

68. 一本好书，莫逆之交。

68. A good book, an intimate friend.

69. 富贵固然和友谊的好坏无关，但是贫穷却最能考验朋友憎爱分明的真假。

69. Although wealth and status have no relation to the quality of friendship, poverty is the most telling test of whether a friend's love and dislike are genuine.

70. Send you a thousand miles， you have to be different.

70. Send you a thousand miles, you have to be different. Translation to English: 70. If I were to send you a thousand miles away, you would have to be different.

71. There are three things most precious in the world: knowledge， food and friendship.

71. There are three things most precious in the world: knowledge, food, and friendship.

72. 帮助朋友，以保持友谊；宽恕敌人，为争取感化。

72. Help friends to maintain friendship; forgive enemies to win their reform.

73. 来而不往非礼也。

73. If you do not return a favor, it is not proper.

74. Know each other all over the world， know how many people.

74. Know each other all over the world, know how many people.

75. Marry a wife， marry virtue， marry no sex， make friends， make heart， and not make money.

75. Marry a wife, marry virtue, shun sex, make friends, make heart, and do not make money.

76. Friendship is heaven, its like hell; Friendship is a life, without it means death

76. Friendship is heaven, its opposite is like hell; Friendship is a life, without it means death.

77. 友谊是一种和谐的平等。

77. Friendship is a harmonious equality.

78. For a congenial friend a thousand toasts are too few; in a disagreeable conversation one word more is too many

78. For a congenial friend, a thousand toasts are too few; in a disagreeable conversation, one word more is too many.

79. Friendship is the biggest effort and a friend to show our flaws, but he saw his own defects友谊的最大努力并不是向一个朋友展示我们的缺陷，而是使他看到自己的缺陷。 --（法）拉罗什夫科

79. The greatest effort of friendship is not to show our flaws to a friend, but to enable him to see his own defects. -- (French) Laroche-Foucauld