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

1. Abiding by the Tao is not self-denial; selecting a friend is akin to seeking a teacher.

2. 送君千里，终须一别。

2. Send you off a thousand miles, we must part eventually.

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

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

4. It is my friend who speaks well of me behind my back.

4. It is my friend who speaks well of me behind my back.

5. 友谊是两人一条心。

5. Friendship is two hearts as one.

6. 富在深山有远亲，穷在闹市无人知。

6. The wealthy have distant relatives in remote mountains, while the poor have no one known in bustling markets.

7. No one can be handed in， no one can be handed in without good intentions.

7. No one can be surrendered, no one can be surrendered without good intentions.

8. 东西新的好，朋友老的好。

8. New things are good, but old friends are better.

9. 友谊是一种和谐的平等。

9. Friendship is a harmonious equality.

10. 一个朋友一条路，一个冤家一堵墙。

10. A friend is a road, an enemy is a wall.

11. The essence of friendship is to forgive others for their mistakes.

11. The essence of friendship is to forgive others for their mistakes.

12. 在家靠父母，出门靠朋友。

12. At home, one relies on one's parents; out in the world, one relies on friends.

13. 朋友之间不用言歉。

13. Between friends, there is no need to apologize.

14. 7人与人之间最大的信任就是关于进言的信任。——培根。

14. The greatest trust between people is about giving advice. - Bacon.

15. Friendship is a sacred and ancient name.

15. Friendship is a sacred and ancient name.

16. A thousand friends are few， but one enemy is too many.

16. A thousand friends are few, but one enemy is too many.

17. No trust， no friendship.

17. No trust, no friendship.

18. Only when you pull out your heart can you feel the same.

18. Only when you pull out your heart can you feel the same.

19. 交情深重金相似；诗韵铿锵玉不如。

19. Deep friendships are as valuable as gold; poetic rhythm is more resounding than jade.

20. 只有掏出心来，才能心心相印。

20. Only by掏出心来 can hearts be mutually attuned.

21. 4朋友就好象是你生命中的水，没有他（她）你就无法生存；就好象你生命中的空气，没有他，你就无法呼吸！

21. Four friends are like the water in your life; without them, you cannot survive. Just like the air in your life; without it, you cannot breathe!

22. One-sided friendship is not long.

22. A one-sided friendship is not long-lasting.

23. 没有朋友，世界就等於一片荒野。

23. Without friends, the world is no different from a wilderness.

24. Books and friends are not much better.

24. Books and friends are not much better.

25. 囊中无分文，亲友不上门。

25. With nothing in one's pocket, relatives and friends don't come calling.

26. Make friends slowly， lose friends quickly.

26. Make friends slowly, lose friends quickly.

27. The road is straight and people are straight.

27. The road is straight and the people are straightforward.

28. 财富不是朋友，而朋友是财富。

28. Wealth is not a friend, but friends are wealth.

29. 千个朋友嫌少，一个敌人嫌多。

29. Too few friends, too many enemies.

30. 书籍和朋友，在好不在多。

30. Books and friends, the quality is more important than quantity.

31. 真金不怕火炼，患难考验友谊。

31. True gold does not fear the fire, and trials and tribulations test the true friendship.

32. Friendship is the union of the soul.

32. Friendship is the union of the soul.

33. Friendship is one heart for two people.

33. Friendship is one heart for two.

34. Friendship is always the aid of virtue.

34. Friendship is always the aid of virtue.

35. 先相信你自己，然后别人才会相信你我。

35. Believe in yourself first, then others will believe in me and you.

36. 没有朋友，世界成了荒野。

36. Without friends, the world becomes a wilderness.

37. Friendship is an invisible love.

37. Friendship is an invisible love.

38. 酒朋饭友，没钱分手。

38. Companions in wine and food, parting ways when there's no money.

39. 守道不封己；择交如求师。

39. Adhere to the Tao without restricting oneself; choose friends as one would seek a teacher.

40. Life without friends is like life without the sun.

40. Life without friends is like life without the sun.

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

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

42. New things are good， old friends are good.

42. New things are good, old friends are good.

43. The right way is the right person， the good evil way is the evil person.

43. The right way is the right person; the good-evil way is the evil person.

44. 婴儿是屋子里的明灯，友谊是幸福的明灯。

44. Babies are the bright light in the house, and friendship is the bright light of happiness.

45. 人间岁月闲难得；天下知交老更亲。

45. Leisurely years in the human world are hard to come by; old friends from all over the world become even closer.

46. Make friends in good times， test friends in adversity.

46. Make friends in good times, test friends in adversity.

47. 浇树浇根，交友交心。

47. Water the tree at its roots, and make friends by sharing your hearts.

48. 沙锅不打不漏，朋友不交不透。

48. A pot that doesn't leak when not used won't leak when used, and a friend that isn't made won't be loyal.

49. 真正的友谊地久天长。

49. True friendship lasts forever.

50. 有真朋友的人是富翁。

50. A person with true friends is a wealthy person.

51. Rich in the mountains have distant relatives， poor in the downtown unknown.

51. The wealthy in the mountains have distant relatives, while the poor in the downtown are unknown.

52. 熟路好遵循，老友最可珍。

52. It's easy to follow a well-trodden path, but old friends are the most cherished.

53. Better drink water from friends than honey from enemies.

53. It is better to drink water from friends than honey from enemies.

54. 宁喝朋友水，不吃敌人蜜。

54. It's better to drink water from a friend than eat honey from an enemy.

55. 友谊是一个神圣而又古老的名字。

55. Friendship is a sacred and ancient name.

56. Babies are the lights in the house， while friendship is the lights of happiness.

56. Babies are the lights in the house, while friendship is the light of happiness.

57. There is no money in the bag， and relatives and friends do not go to the door.

57. There is no money in the bag, and neither relatives nor friends come to the door.

58. 友谊是心灵的结合。

58. Friendship is a union of the souls.

59. Wealth is not a friend， but a friend is wealth.

59. Wealth is not a friend, but a friend is wealth.

60. 2人之相识，贵在相知，人之相知，贵在知心。

60. The value of knowing two people lies in understanding them, and the value of understanding people lies in knowing their hearts.

61. 友情的语言，不是文字，而是意义。

61. The language of friendship is not words, but meanings.

62. Friends are close and permanent partners.

62. Friends are close and permanent partners.

63. 路直有人走，人直有人交。

63. A path has someone walking it, and a straight person has someone to befriend.

64. Better jump on both feet than laugh.

64. It's better to leap with both feet than to laugh.

65. 远亲不如近邻。

65. It's better to have a near neighbor than a distant relative.

66. A man with true friends is a rich man.

66. A man with true friends is a rich man.