1. 树直用处多，人直朋友多。

1. Straight trees have many uses, straight people have many friends.

2. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。

2. The road tests the strength of a horse, and time reveals the true nature of people.

3. 虚伪有朋友，遇事常点哈腰。

3. Pretentious people have friends; they often kowtow when faced with things.

4. 交浅不可言深，交深不可言浅。

4. One should not speak of profound matters with someone whose relationship is superficial, nor should one speak of shallow matters with someone whose relationship is profound.

5. 损友敬而远，益友敬而亲。

5. Keep away from harmful friends with respect, and be close to beneficial friends with affection.

6. 责备是朋友的礼物。

6. Blame is a friend's gift.

7. 不求同日生，只愿同日死。

7. I don't seek to be born on the same day, but I wish to die on the same day.

8. 挨金似金，挨玉似玉。

8. Touching gold is like gold, touching jade is like jade.

9. 广交不如择友，投师不访友。

9. It's better to choose friends than to have too many, and it's better to seek a teacher than to visit friends.

10. 酒肉朋友易找；患难之交难逢。?>

10. It's easy to find friends who enjoy wine and meat; it's hard to meet friends in times of trouble.

11. 情愿挨一刀，不和秦桧交。

11. Would rather endure a single stab than associate with Qin Hui.

12. 路直有人走，人直有人交。

12. Where there is a road, there will be people walking; where there is a person, there will be someone to befriend.

13. 不打不相识。

13. You won't know each other unless you fight.

14. 跟好人，学好人，跟着老虎学咬人。

14. Keep company with the good, learn to be good, and follow the tiger to learn to bite people.

15. 蜜糖算最甜，友谊的话比蜜糖还甜。

15. Honey is the sweetest, but friendship is sweeter than honey.

16. 跟好人，学好人，跟着巫婆学跳神。

16. Keep company with the good, learn from the good; follow the witch to perform spiritual dances.

17. 朋友多了路好走。

17. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

18. 势利的朋友，迟早会离你而去。

18. Snobbish friends will eventually leave you, sooner or later.

19. 上路前先找好同伴。

19. Find a companion before setting out on the road.

20. 失友快，交友慢。

20. Losing a friend is quick, making a friend is slow.

21. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

21. "Near the red, one becomes red; near the black, one becomes black."

22. 至亲不如好友。

22. Closest relatives are not as good as good friends.

23. 人生所贵在知已，四海相逢骨肉亲。

23. The value of life lies in knowing oneself, and meeting anyone from the four seas feels like meeting kin.

24. 严师不如益友。

24. A strict teacher is not as good as a helpful friend.

25. 真朋友遇难就帮，假朋友遇难就嚷。

25. True friends help in times of trouble, false friends make a fuss.

26. 火暖身，人暖心。

26. Fire warms the body, and people warm the heart.

27. 跟好人，学好人，跟虎狼，学妖精。

27. Follow good people and learn to be good; follow tigers and wolves and learn to be demons.

28. 什么人都可交，没有好心眼的人不可交。

28. Anyone can be friends with, but those who do not have good intentions should not be trusted.

29. 尺有所短，寸有所长。

29. Every inch has its shortcoming, and every foot has its advantage.

30. 万两黄金容易得，知心一个世难求。

30. It is easy to obtain ten thousand taels of gold, but a confidant is hard to find in this world.

31. 婴儿是屋子里的明灯，友谊是幸福的明灯。

31. Infants are the beacon of light in the room, and friendship is the beacon of light for happiness.

32. 友直，友谅，友多闻。

32. Be a friend of straightforwardness, a friend of forbearance, and a friend of broad knowledge.

33. 君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如漓。

33. The friendship of gentlemen is as light as water, while that of the common folk is as sweet as honey.

34. 读书如交友，应求少而精。

34. Reading is like making friends, one should aim for fewer but better ones.

35. 相知无远近，万里尚为邻。

35. Friendship knows no distance, even ten thousand miles feels like a neighbor.

36. 君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘若醴。

36. The friendship of gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship of the unprincipled is as sweet as honeyed wine.

37. 千个朋友嫌少，一个敌人嫌多。

37. A thousand friends are not enough, but one enemy is too many.

38. 交友在贤德，岂在富与贫。

38. Making friends is about virtue, not about wealth or poverty.

39. 在家靠父母，在外靠朋友。

39. At home, rely on your parents; outside, rely on your friends.

40. 叫化子也有三个穷朋友。

40. The beggar also has three poor friends.

41. 良言一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒。

41. A kind word can keep one warm for three winters, while harsh words can chill a person in June.

42. 宁交双脚跳，不交咪咪笑。

42. It's better to jump with both feet than to smile with one eye.

43. 帮助别人要忘掉，别人帮助要记牢。

43. Forgive others for helping you, and remember others who help you.

44. 节令不到，不知冷暖；人不相处，不知厚薄。

44. When the season has not changed, one does not know the cold and warmth; when people do not interact, one does not know the depth or shallowness of their relationships.

45. 千千万万匹走马，换不来真正的友情。

45. No multitude of running horses can replace true friendship.

46. 相识满天下，知心有几人。

46. I've met countless people, but how many truly understand my heart?

47. 君子上交不诌，下交不渎。

47. A gentleman does not flatter those above him, nor degrade himself before those below him.

48. 珍珠挂在颈上，友谊嵌在心上。

48. Pearls hang around the neck, friendship is embedded in the heart.

49. 少年乐相知，衰暮思故友。

49. Youth delights in making new friends, old age pines for old acquaintances.

50. 交友应学人长；处事当克己短。

50. In making friends, one should learn from others' strengths; in dealing with affairs, one should overcome one's own shortcomings.

51. 贵易交，富易妻。

51. Wealth is easy to gain and easy to lose; a spouse is easy to娶 and easy to discard.

52. 大丈夫处世处，当交四海英雄。

52. A man in the world should make friends with heroes from all over the seas.