(一)A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之時方知友。

(二)A friend is easier lost than found得朋友難，失朋友易。

(三)A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。

(四)A friend without faults will never be found. 沒有十全十美的朋友。

(五)Between friends all is common. 朋友之間不分彼此。

(六)He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 背后說好話，才是真朋友。

(七)Life without a friend is death. 沒有朋友，雖生猶死。

(八)Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患難見真情。

(九)Old friends and old wines are best. 陳酒味醇，老友情深。

(十)A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友難得。

(十一)A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父親是財富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。

(十二)A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy hiscrimes. 朋友宣揚人的美德，敵人夸大人的罪過。

(十三)A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.曩中有錢，不如朝中有友。

(十四)A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難朋友才是真朋友。

(十五)A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一個我。

(十六)A friend is best found in adversity. 患難見真友。

(十七)A friend is never known till a man have need.不到患難時，永遠(yuǎn)不能認(rèn)識真正的朋友。

(十八)A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。

(十九)A friend to every body is a friend to nobody. 廣交友，無深交。

(二十)A friend without faults will never be found.沒有缺點的朋友是永遠(yuǎn)找不到的。

(二十一)A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近親。