1. Agoodbookisthebestoffriends,thesametodayandforever好书如挚友, 情谊永不渝。

1. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

2. 书籍和朋友，在好不在多。

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

3. Friendship multiplies joy and reduces grief.

3. Friendship multiplies joy and lessens sorrow.

4. 疾风知劲草，患难见真情。

4. Adversity tests the mettle of a person, and hardship reveals true feelings.

5. Books and friends are not much better.

5. Books and friends are not much better.

6. Afriendexaggeratesaman'svirtue,anenemyhiscrimes 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。

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

7. 人间岁月闲难得；天下知交老更亲。

7. It is rare to have leisure in human years; with the world's close friends, the older one becomes, the more intimate.

8. Alifewithoutafriendisalifewithoutasun-Germanproverb

8. A life without a friend is a life without a sun - German proverb

9. Banquet laughs at friends and friends， but hardship knows how to make friends.

9. A banquet laughs at friends and friends, but hardship knows how to make friends.

10. Friends are close and permanent partners.

10. Friends are close and permanent partners.

11. Friendship cannot stand always on one side 来而不往非礼也。

11. Friendship cannot always be one-sided; if one comes, the other should return, otherwise it is not proper.

12. Wind knows the strength of grass， adversity knows the truth.

12. Wind knows the strength of the grass; adversity knows the truth.

13. 送君千里，终须一别。

13. Sending you off a thousand miles, we must eventually part.

14. Themakingoffriendswhoarerealfriends,isthebesttokenwehaveofa man'ssuccessinlife

14. The making of friends who are real friends is the best token we have of a man's success in life.

15. Between friends all is mon 朋友之间不分彼此。

15. Among friends, everything is equal. (Between friends, there is no distinction between one another.)

16. Give me peaches and give me plums.

16. Give me peaches and give me plums.

17. 对话就是在敌手之间，而决不会是在朋友之间进行。

17. Dialogue is conducted among adversaries, never among friends.

18. Foracongenialfriendathousandtoastsaretoofew;inadisagreeable conversationonewordmoreistoomany酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多。

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

19. Itiswellthatthereisnoonewithoutafault,forhewouldnothavea friendintheworld

19. It is well that there is no one without a fault, for he would not have a friend in the world.

20. False friends are worse than open enemies.

20. False friends are worse than open enemies.

21. 投我以桃，报之以李。

21. If you give me a peach, I will repay you with a plum.

22. Afriendinneedisafriendindeed患难朋友才是真朋友。

22. A friend in need is a friend indeed. (A friend who is there for you in times of trouble is truly a friend.)

23. Setgreatstorebyfriendship情意重千斤。

23. Place the greatest value on friendship; it is as heavy as a thousand jin.

24. 友谊是人生的调味品，也是人生的止痛药。

24. Friendship is the seasoning of life, as well as the pain reliever.

25. Friends are like fiddle-strings， they must not be screwed too tight 朋友像琴弦，不能太拧紧。

25. Friends are like violin strings, they must not be twisted too tightly.

26. 在世无朋友，死后无证人。

26. When alive, without friends; when dead, without witnesses.

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

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

28. Familiar paths and old friends are the best 熟路好遵循，老友最可珍。

28. Familiar paths are the best to follow, and old friends are the most treasured.

29. 没有友情的生活就像生活中没有了太阳。-德国谚语

29. Life without friendship is like life without the sun. - German Proverb

30. Itisonlythegreatheartedwhocanbetruefriends;themeanandthe cowardlycanneverknowwhattruefriendshipis只有伟大胸怀的人才是真正的朋友; 平庸和怯懦之辈决不可能了解真正友谊的含义。

30. Only the great-hearted can be true friends; the mean and the cowardly can never comprehend the meaning of true friendship.

31. Hunger knows no friend 饥难周友。

31. Hunger knows no friend - Famine has no friend.

32. 得意客来情不厌；知心人到话投机。

32. The delighted guest is never tired of the warmth; the confidant always finds the right words when in conversation.

33. 与恶友交不如独处。

33. It is better to be alone than to associate with evil companions.

34. 人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有了太阳。

34. Life without friends is like living without the sun.

35. There are no friends in the world and no witnesses after death.

35. There are no friends in the world, and no witnesses after death.

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

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

37. 情深恭维少，知己笑谈多。

37. Less flattery with deep regards, more laughter in the company of close friends.

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

38. A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. (A friend in need is a friend indeed.)

39. Thefriendshipofagentlemanisinsipidaswater君子之交淡如水。

39. The friendship of a gentleman is as pure and light as still water.

40. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。

40. Friends extol a person's virtues, while enemies exaggerate their faults.

41. A confidant in the sea， a neighbor in the horizon.

41. A confidant in the sea, a neighbor in the horizon.

42. Friends may meet， but mountains never greet 朋友可相逢，高山永分离。

42. Friends may meet, but mountains never part.

43. Ofourmixedlifetwoquestsaregivencontrol:foodforthebody, friendshipforthesoul在复杂的生命中,有两点要牢记:为生存需要吃饭,而心灵需要友谊。

43. In our complex life, two quests are given priority: food for the body, friendship for the soul.

44. Compliments are few， and confidants laugh and talk more.

44. Compliments are scarce, and confidants laugh and talk more.

45. 友谊永远是美德的辅佐。

45. Friendship is always an assistant to virtue.

46. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

46. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.

47. 两人分担，困难减半。

47. Shared by two, half the difficulty.

48. Thesmellofcoinisoftentheknelloffriendship铜臭味浓往往是友谊的不祥之兆。

48. The smell of coin is often a bellwether of the end of friendship; a strong scent of coin is often an omen of the deterioration of friendship.

49. Itisgoodtohavefriends,eveninhell-Spanishproverb

49. It is good to have friends, even in hell - Spanish proverb

50. Make friends widely， but not deeply.

50. Make friends widely, but not deeply.

51. 真实的十分理智的友谊是人生最美好的无价之宝。

51. A truly sensible friendship is the most precious and invaluable treasure in life.

52. 交情深重金相似；诗韵铿锵玉不如。

52. Deep friendships are as precious as gold; poetic rhythms are more resounding than jade.

53. 朋友不会十全十美，你自己也一样，双方要互相尊敬。

53. Friends are not perfect, nor are you, and both parties should respect each other.

54. Clear guns are easy to hide， but hidden arrows are difficult to defend.

54. Clear guns are easy to hide, but hidden arrows are difficult to defend.

55. Friends are like strings， they cannot be tightened too tightly.

55. Friends are like strings; they cannot be pulled too tightly.

56. 病贫知朋友；乱离识爱情。

56. In illness, one knows who one's friends are; in times of chaos, one knows who one's true loves are.

57. 朋友是亲密的永久伙伴。

57. Friends are intimate permanent companions.

58. Straight trees are more useful than straight friends.

58. Straight trees are more useful than straight friends.