a friend is a second self.
朋友是另一个我。
a friend is best found in adversity.
患难见真友。
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。
a life without a friend is a life without a sun.
人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。
be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.
选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真交。
a father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.
父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。
a friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes.
朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。
a friend in court is better than a penny in purse.
囊中有钱，不如朝中有友。
