1. 保持友谊的最好办法就是任何事情也不假手于他，同时也不借钱给他。

1. The best way to maintain friendship is to never delegate anything to him, and at the same time, do not lend him any money.

2. 暗中劝戒你的朋友，一定是大庭广众中称赞你的朋友。

2. To subtly counsel your friend, it must be done by praising your friend in public.

3. 性情爽朗的人，身边总是有三个朋友。

3. A person with a cheerful temperament always has three friends around them.

4. 没有真挚朋友的人，是真正孤独的人。

4. A person without sincere friends is truly lonely.

5. 二人同心，其利断金；同心之言，其香如兰。

5. If two are united in spirit, their strength is like that of a sword cutting through metal; words spoken with one mind are as fragrant as the scent of orchids.

6. 怯懦的人，会把朋友送给刽子手。

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

7. 大凡敦厚忠信，能攻吾过者，益友也；其诌媚轻薄，傲慢亵狎，导人为恶者，损友也。

7. Generally speaking, those who are sincere and loyal, and can point out my faults, are good friends; while those who flatter, are trivial, haughty, and lead others to do evil, are bad friends.

8. 友谊的主要效用之一就在使人心中的愤懑抑郁之气得以宣泄弛放，这些不平凡之气是各种的情感都可以引起的。

8. One of the main benefits of friendship is that it allows the resentment and depression in one's heart to be released and relaxed, these extraordinary emotions can be triggered by various feelings.

9. 人生何处不相逢，相逢何必曾相识？

9. Wherever in life we meet, why must we have known each other before?

10. 守道不封己；择交如求师。

10. Adhere to the Tao without closing oneself off; choose friends as if seeking a teacher.

11. 没有真正的朋友实在是凄凉孤独。如果没有朋友，这世界只是荒野一片。

11. It's truly desolate and lonely to have no real friends. Without friends, the world is just a wilderness.

12. 人没有好朋友，就不会看到自己的缺点。

12. If a person does not have good friends, they will not see their own shortcomings.

13. 有时候爱会自然而然地从信任、敬重和友谊中产生。我愿意从最后一个开始，到第一个终止。

13. Sometimes love naturally arises from trust, respect, and friendship. I would like to start from the last one and end with the first.

14. 生死之交，其贵无比。

14. A friendship that endures life and death is invaluable beyond measure.

15. 山河不足重，重在遇知已。

15. The mountains and rivers are not the most important, what matters is to meet a true friend.

16. 用蜜来诱你的不是好朋友，忠言逼谏你的才是好朋友。

16. The one who tempts you with honey is not a good friend, but the one who rebukes you with sincere advice is.

17. 智慧不凭年龄凭心灵，友谊不在一。

17. Wisdom does not depend on age but on the soul, and friendship is not confined to one person.

18. 习与正人居之，不能无正也；犹生长于齐，不能不齐语也。

18. Living in the company of righteous people, one cannot help but be righteous; just as growing up in Qi, one cannot help but speak Qi dialect.

19. 了解一个人的朋友实际上创造了那个人。

19. Understanding a person's friends actually creates that person.

20. 友谊的基础在于两个人的心肠和灵魂有着最大的相似。

20. The foundation of friendship lies in the greatest similarity between the hearts and souls of two individuals.

21. 现代人最大的问题是把自己的心交给自己，也要求别人把他们的心交给自己，却从没有想过把自己的心交给别人。

21. The biggest problem of modern people is that they entrust their hearts to themselves and also demand that others entrust their hearts to them, yet they have never thought of entrusting their hearts to others.

22. 友谊既不需要奴隶，也不允许有统治者，友谊最喜欢平等。

22. Friendship neither requires slaves nor allows for rulers; it most values equality.

23. 得意客来情不厌；知心人到话投机。

23. The guests who feel pleased are never tired of the host's hospitality; when close friends meet, their conversations always hit the mark.

24. 除了一个真心的朋友之外，没有一样药剂是可以通心。

24. There is no potion that can reach the heart except for a sincere friend.

25. 友谊中的小争吵如在食物中加些胡椒粉一样好。

25. Small quarrels in friendship are as good as adding a pinch of pepper to food.

26. 友谊能增进快乐，减轻痛苦；因为它能倍增我们的喜悦，分担我们的烦忧。

26. Friendship can enhance happiness and alleviate pain; for it can multiply our joy and share our troubles.

27. 朋友之间的意见，不要留到第二天。

27. Differences between friends should not be left until the next day.

28. 朋友应比国王更重要。

28. Friends should be more important than the king.

29. 松竹梅岁寒三友；桃李杏春暖一家。

29. Pine, bamboo, and plum blossom are the three friends of the cold winter; peach, plum, and apricot are the family of the warm spring.

30. 壮心剖出酬知已。

30. Lay bare my ambition to repay my friend's recognition.

31. 生活中遇到大忧大患，友谊应该是有效的安慰。

31. In the face of great troubles and worries in life, friendship should be an effective source of comfort.

32. 巨大的危险有这样的妙处，它能使陌生人中间的友爱显露出来。

32. The great danger has this wonderful effect of revealing friendship among strangers.

33. 信任一位虚伪的朋友，增加一个敌对的证人。

33. Trusting a hypocritical friend adds an adversarial witness.

34. 恩德相结者，谓之知已；腹心相结者，谓之知心。

34. Those who are bound by kindness and gratitude are called close friends; those who are connected by the heart are called intimate friends.

35. 好正道则正人至，好邪道则邪人至。

35. If one likes the righteous path, the righteous will come; if one likes the evil path, the evil will come.

36. 君子之交淡若水，小人之交甘若醴；君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。

36. The friendship of a gentleman is as light as water, while that of a small man is as sweet as honey; gentlemen maintain closeness through their simplicity, while small men end relationships through their sweetness.

37. 高山流水，非知音不能听。

37. The sound of running water over high mountains is not to be heard by those who are not music-appreciating.

38. 即使是最神圣的友谊里也可能潜藏着秘密，但是你不可以因为你不能猜测出朋友的秘密而误解了他。

38. Even in the most sacred friendships, there may be hidden secrets, but you cannot misunderstand a friend because you cannot guess their secrets.