.a bosom friend afar brings distant land near. 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰。

.a faithful friend is hard to find. 益友難得。

.a friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 廣交友，無深交。

.a friend without faults will never be found. 沒有缺點的朋友是永遠找不到的。

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

.a joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 開玩笑總不能化敵為友，反而有時會失去朋友。

.a near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 遠親不如近鄰。

.admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公開場合又表揚你的朋友。

.better an open enemy than a false friend. 明槍易躲，暗箭難防。

.better lose a jest than a friend. 寧可不說一句俏皮話，以免得罪朋友們。

.between friends all is common. 朋友之間不分彼此。

.books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. 書籍如朋友，應該少而精。

.choose an author as you choose a friend. 選書如擇友。

.everything is good when new, but friend when old. 東西新的好，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，不能太擰緊。

.he that has a full purse never wants a friend. 只要袋里有，不愁沒朋友。

.life without a friend is death without a witness. 在世無朋友，死后無證人。

.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，所以要謹慎小心。

.trust not the praise of a friend, nor the contempt of an enemy.不要信賴朋友的贊揚，也不要仇敵的輕蔑放在心上。

.we can live without a brother, but not without a friend. 我們生活中可以沒有兄弟，但不能沒有朋友。

.we can live without our friends, but not without our neighbours. 生活可無友，鄰居不能無。

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

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