1. 芳草已云暮，故人殊未来。韦庄

1. The fragrant grass has turned into the evening clouds, and the old friend has not come yet. - Wei Zhuang

2. 人若近贤良，比如纸一张。以纸包兰麝，因香而得香。佚名

2. If a person is close to a virtuous and wise individual, it is like having a piece of paper. Just as a piece of paper can wrap around orchids and musk, and gain fragrance from them. Anonymously

3. 相知在急难，独好亦何益。李白

3. Knowing someone in times of distress, but being alone is of little benefit. — Li Bai

4. 朋友是抵抗忧愁、不愉快和恐惧的保卫者，是友爱与信赖的罐子。《五卷书》

4. Friends are the guardians against sadness, unpleasantness, and fear, and the jar of love and trust. "The Book of Five Rings"

5. 朋友间保持一定的距离，而使友谊永存。查理士?>

5. Maintain a certain distance among friends to keep the friendship eternal. - Charles?

6. 未言心相醉，不再接杯酒。陶渊明

6. Unspoken in the heart, no longer shall I accept the cup of wine. -- Tao Yuanming

7. 只言啼鸟堪求侣，无那春风欲送行。高适

7. Only the singing birds seek companions, but alas, the spring wind wants to send them off. - Gao Shi

8. 钟子期死，伯牙终身不复鼓琴。《汉书》

8. Zhong Ziqi died, and Bo Ya never played the guqin again for the rest of his life. (From the Han Shu)

9. 故人具鸡黍，邀我至田家。孟浩然

9. An old friend prepares chicken and millet, inviting me to the countryside. Meng Haoran.

10. 情深恭维少，知己笑谈多。谚语

10. Less flattery with deep feelings, more laughter and talk with close friends. Proverb

11. 同类相从，同声相应，固天理也。庄周

11. Those of the same kind follow each other, and those of the same voice respond to each other; this is the way of the natural order. -- Zhuang Zhou

12. 以财交者，财尽则交绝；以色交者，华落而爱渝。《战国策》

12. Those who make friends for wealth will lose their friends when the wealth is exhausted; those who make friends for beauty will lose their friends when the beauty fades. — Strategies of the Warring States

13. 真正的朋友，是一个灵魂孕育在两个躯体里。亚里士多德

13. A true friend is a soul living in two bodies. - Aristotle

14. 相逢成夜宿，陇月向人圆。杜甫

14. A night's encounter turns into an evening stay, the陇moon bending down, becoming full. Du Fu.

15. 交情不像蘑菇，在树林子里是找不到的；孩子！它是长在心里的。高尔基

15. Friendship is not like mushrooms, which cannot be found in the forest; my child! It grows in the heart. Gorky

16. 同是天涯沦落人，相逢何必曾相识。白居易

16. We are all outcasts in a distant land, why should we need to have known each other before? — Bai Juyi

17. 不要靠馈赠去获得朋友。你须贡献你诚挚的爱，学会怎样用正当的方法来赢得一个人的心。苏拉格底

17. Do not win friends by gifts. You must offer your sincere love and learn how to win a person's heart through proper means. - Socrates

18. 故人江海别，几度隔山川。司空曙

18. Farewell, old friend, at the banks of the river and seas; how many times have I been separated by mountains and rivers. - Si Kongsu

19. 二人同心，其利断金。《易·系辞上》

19. "When two are of one heart, their strength is as firm as a sword that can cut through gold." — From the "Commentary on the Yijing (Book of Changes), Upward Linkage"

20. 在紧急时舍弃你的朋友不可信赖。伊索

20. It is untrustworthy to abandon your friends in emergencies. Aesop

21. 真正的友情，是一株成长缓慢的植物。华盛顿

21. True friendship is a plant that grows slowly. - Washington

22. 最牢固的友谊是共患难中结成的，正如生铁只有在烈火中才能锤炼成锅一样。科尔顿

22. The most solid friendship is formed in times of adversity, just as pig iron can only be forged into a pot in the flames. Colton

23. 世人结交须黄金，黄金不多交不深。张谓

23. People make connections with gold, and without enough gold, the connections cannot be deep. - Zhang Wei

24. 当年紫禁烟花，相逢恨不知音早。王恽

24. The fireworks in the Forbidden City that year, we met with regret that we didn't know each other sooner. Wang Yun.

25. 南去北来徒自老，故人稀。贺铸

25. South to the north, the journey only makes one old, and old friends are rare. A line from He Zhi.