1、A gentleman acts on behalf of an understanding friend, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her lover.
士为知己者用,女为悦己者容。
2、A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother.
兄弟不一定是朋友, 而朋友一定是兄弟。
3、Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with a part of another; people are friends in spots.
友谊是两者思想的结合, 志趣相投才能成为朋友。
4、Be true to your word, your work, and your friend.
人应遵守诺言,忠实自己的工作和友人。
5、I know not whether our names will be immortal; I am sure our friendship will.
我不知道我们的名字能否永垂不朽;我敢说我们的友谊会与世长存。
6、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。
7、To prepare a friend, three things are required: to honor him present, praise him absent, and assist him in his necessities.
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。
8、Choose thy friends like thy books, few but choice.
选择朋友要像选书那样, 数量要少,但质量要精。
9、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。
10、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。
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