A bosom friend afar brings distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

　　A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。

　　A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。

　　A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。

　　A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交。

　　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。

　　A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。

　　Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。 -

　　Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

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

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

　　Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. 书籍如朋友，应该少而精。

　　Choose an author as you choose a friend. 选书如择友。

　　Everything is good when new, but friend when old. 东西新的好，朋友老的好。

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

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

　　He that has a full purse never wants a friend. 只要袋里有，不愁没朋友。

　　Life without a friend is death without a witness. 在世无朋友，死后无证人。

　　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。

　　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。

　　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。

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

　　When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow. 朋友的要求不要拖。

　　Without a friend the world is a wilderness. 没有朋友，世界就等於一片荒野。