在浩瀚的宇宙中，存在着一个神秘而古老的传说——“十六贝塔”。这十六个字符，如同星辰般璀璨，蕴含着无尽的智慧和力量。今天，就让我们揭开这神秘面纱的一角，探寻这十六贝塔背后的传奇故事。

1. 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。

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 is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。

4. 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。

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

6. Thy friend has a friend and thy friend's friend has a friend so be discreet. 你的朋友有朋友，朋友的朋友又有朋友，所以要谨慎小心。

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

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

9. 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。

10. 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。

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

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

13. 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。

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

15. 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。