A friend is never known till a man has need.

不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。

A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.

交友慢，失友快。

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 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。

Better lose a jest than a friend.

宁可不说一句俏皮话，以免得罪朋友们。

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

选书如择友。

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。

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。

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。

A bosom friend afar brings distant land near.

海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

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。

A faithful friend is hard to find.

益友难得。

A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.

一本好书，莫逆之交。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.

远亲不如近邻。

An empty purse frightens many friends.

囊中无分文，亲友不上门。

A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money.

失友皆从借钱起。

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

朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。