Famous aphorisms for making friends are as follows:

1. Friendship cannot be begged, and those who always look down upon you cannot be regarded as friends.

2. Real friends will help when they are in trouble, false friends will cry out when they are in trouble.

3. If friendship is once destroyed, even love cannot restore it. -- "Five Volumes"

4. Be light first and then be strong, be distant first and then get close, be far away before be close, this is the way to make friends.

5. Brothers are here to survive all the calamities, and we will forget our grudges with a smile

6. Those who can flatter me will be able to harm me, so we should be careful to guard against them; those who are willing to regulate will be willing to do so. To help, you should listen attentively.

7. The scope of making friends should be slightly wider. There are best friends for all kinds of people, and it does not need to be limited to those of your own peers and the same interests.

8. No matter how many friends you have, one person can defeat a hundred; no matter how long you have friends, one day can defeat an eternity.

9. Friendship is closely related to a person’s talent, experience, and age, so you must choose your friends carefully.

10. A hero emerges from adversity. - (Qing Dynasty) Wei Xi

11. It is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. Let each of us look back. - (Ming Dynasty) Feng Menglong

12. Don’t make close friends with smooth people.

13. In addition to the concept of disinterest, mutual respect seems to be another key point of friendship. -- Moroa

14. Choosing friends is like panning for gold, and you will find nothing in the sand. --Li Chengyong

15. True friendship is never calm (Mrs. Sevigny).

16. The element of true friendship is to be considerate of other people’s small faults.

17. If your friends don’t believe it, the deal will be a no-go.

18. Don’t forget the acquaintance of the poor and the lowly, and the wife of the poor will not leave the court.

19. Mountains and rivers are not important, but meeting a close friend is important. -- Bao Rong

20. If a scholar has jealous friends, then the virtuous ministers will not be close to each other; if the ruler is in the way of his ministers, then the virtuous ministers will not come. -- Xun Kuang

21. Relieve friends' worries without expecting any reward, and keep them in mind when they help you.

22. The way we make friends is to give benefits to others rather than asking for them. This kind of friendship is the most reliable. -- Thucydes

23. Birds of a feather flock together, and people divide into groups.

24. If you want to make friends, you must first do things for others - things that require time, physical strength, consideration, and dedication.

25. People who become friends with you because they are profitable will also break up with you because they are profitable.

26. People with different paths do not seek each other.

27. The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring of water.

28. Over-understanding or over-understanding also hinders the approach to each other.

29. If you love a woman, you should love her dog. So, if you truly make friends, you should forget your friends’ faults.

30. Those who are close to you are red, and those who are close to ink are black.