The true friendship seeks to give,not take;to help,not to be helped;to minister,not to be ministered unto.（真正的友谊追求的是给予，而不是索取；是帮助别人，而不是被人帮助；是为人服务，而不是被人服务.）

My friend is not perfect---nor am I ---and so we suit each other admirably.（朋友不会十全十美，你自己也一样，双方要互相尊敬.）

For a congenial friend a thousand toasts are too few;in a disagreeable conversation one word more is too many.（酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多.）

To prepare a friend,three things are required : to honour him present,praise him absent,and assist him in his necessarities.（维护朋友，有三件事情要做到：当面要尊重他，不在场时要表扬他，苦难时要帮助他.）

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

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

A friend is easier lost than found. （得朋友难，失朋友易.） A friend is never known till a man has need. （需要之时方知友.） A friend without faults will never be found. （没有十全十美的朋友.）

You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.（你可以通过一个人的朋友，也可以通过一个人的敌人来判断他的为人.）