Famous aphorisms about friendship
Those who attribute friendship to interests, I think, have written off the most precious thing in friendship. (Rome) Cicero
Some people are complimentary to you, but they are not friends in need. (English) Shakespeare
The ungrateful person who is in trouble is Cannot be saved. (Greece) Aesop
Friendship is really the most sacred thing, not only worthy of special admiration, but worthy of eternal praise (Italian) Boccaccio
The villain who follows the crowd must not* **trouble! (English) Byron
If you are wise, do not regard that person as a friend if he has a close friendship with your enemy. (Persian) Saadi
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. (Li) Kahlil Gibran
You know a friend in need. (Soviet) Lenin
When we are happy, our friends will know us; when we are in trouble, we will know our friends. (English) Collins
Friends who abandon you in an emergency cannot be trusted. (Greece) Aesop
Do not rely on gifts to gain friends. You must devote your sincere love and learn how to win someone's heart in the right way. (Greece) Soractes
It is better to choose friends carefully and to discard them even more carefully. (U.S.) Fulan Green
Knowing someone across the sea is as close as a neighbor to the end of the world. (Tang Dynasty) Wang Bo
We are both fallen people in the world, so why should we have known each other before. (Tang Dynasty) Bai Juyi
Don’t worry about the future. No one in the world knows you. (Tang Dynasty) Gao Shi
Nothing in the world is more pleasant than friends, and nothing more pleasant than talking about friends. (Qing Dynasty) Pu Songling
The most important thing for people to know each other is to know each other, and the most important thing for people to know each other is to understand each other. (Spring and Autumn Period) Mencius
Those who are close to vermillion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. (Western Jin Dynasty) Fu Xuan
Life is so precious that we know each other, so why use gold and money? (Tang Dynasty) Li Bai
When making friends, keep your word. (Spring and Autumn) Zixia
The friendship between commoners and civilians should not be forgotten. (Tang Dynasty) Li Yanshou
A gentleman and a gentleman are friends of the same way, and a villain is a friend of a villain who shares the same interests. (Song Dynasty) Ouyang Xiu
The joy of life lies in understanding each other. (Song Dynasty) Wang Anshi
It is better to dissolve enemies than to make knots. Everyone should look back. (Ming Dynasty) Feng Menglong
He is a hero in adversity. (Qing Dynasty) Wei Xi
Ten thousand taels of gold are easy to get, but it is hard to find a close friend. (Qing) Cao Xueqin
Change my heart for yours, and we will know and remember each other deeply.
(Song) Gu Xia