In this world, nothing is more precious than true friends.
1. Sages are the precursors of thought; friends are the hope of the soul. — Emerson
2. Friends must help each other in times of trouble to be called true friends. — Shakespeare
3. Friendship with the upright leads to growth; friendship with the wicked leads to decline. — "Xue Zhi Qing Gong Du Shu Lu · Friendship"
4. Prosperous times make friends; adversity tests them. — Latin Proverb
5. Trusting a hypocritical friend is adding an adversarial witness. — Spanish Proverb
6. A true friend is one who speaks well of you behind your back.
7. Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
8. Friends see each other transparently; they exchange life with one another. — Romain Rolland
9. What is a friend? A friend is a sincere interaction, a spiritual resonance where hearts are in sync.
10. There is nothing more precious in the world than a friend who is both sincere and wise.
11. What is a friend? A friend is someone with whom you can deal with utmost sincerity. — F. Crane
12. The most beautiful thing in the world is to have a few honest and upright friends. — Einstein
13. Friends—true friends—share everything without reservation, including property. — Euripides
14. True friends never change their hearts. — Joe MacDonald
15. Not all relatives are friends; only those with shared interests are true friends. — Democritus
16. There is nothing more precious in the world than a friend who is both sincere and wise. — Herodotus
17. We have three kinds of friends: those who love us, those who are indifferent to us, and those who hate us. — Saint-Foilon
18. A friend of a friend is also our friend. — Leo Tolstoy
19. A person's friends are a reflection of their own attractiveness. — Emerson
20. To be in accord in heart, and thus become friends. — Zhuangzi
21. It is easy to find friends in good times, but extremely difficult in adversity. — Epictetus
22. Being a friend to everyone is essentially being a friend to no one. — Aristotle
23. The friends who understand a person actually create that person. — Romain Rolland
24. A friend is a constant companion; brothers are born for adversity. — Proverbs, Old Testament
25. A thousand friends are still too few, and even one enemy is too many. — A. Babayeva
26. Once friendship is destroyed, even love cannot restore it. — "The Five Books"
27. When friendship is sincere, enemies will find no opportunity to exploit it. — Saadi
28. Wise people should exert every effort to build friendships rather than cultivate hatred. — "The Five Books"
29. Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. — Gibran
30. Only through sincerity can people be true friends. Anyone who schemes against a friend is merely deceiving themselves. — Haji Abu Bakar Iman
31. Friendship is often formed by common interests that are easier to achieve by two people than one; this relationship is only pure when it is mutually fulfilling. — Strindberg
32. The lively song of friendship and youth alleviates our pain. — Kntskevich
33. Friendship is the wisest mother of generous honor, the sister of gratitude and kindness, and the mortal enemy of hatred and greed; it is always ready to sacrifice itself for others, entirely voluntary and without being asked. — Boccaccio
34. The best way to maintain a friendship is to never involve yourself in their affairs or lend them money. — Paul
35. Without friendship, one cannot speak of youth, for friendship is the most beautiful flower that adorns youth. — Daisaku Ikeda
36. Compromise is not a solid foundation for any friendship. — Tagore
37. A common man must be cautious in choosing friends. Friendship is about mutual support. — Xun Kuang
38. If a scholar envies a friend, virtuous friendships will not be close; if a ruler obstructs a minister, virtuous ministers will not come. — Xun Kuang
39. When two people are of one mind, their sharpness can cut through metal; their words of unity are as fragrant as orchids. — I Ching
40. Living among upright people makes one upright; just as growing up in Qi makes one speak the Qi dialect. — Jia Yi
41. Nothing in the world is more beautiful or pleasant than friendship; without friendship, the world seems to have lost the sun. — Cicero
42. In this world, honest people most respect and cherish true friends, who can be considered another self. — "Choosing Friends"
43. True friends are those who are open-hearted, upright, responsive, and adventurous; they can endure everything, sacrifice everything bravely, and never change their loyalty to a friend. — William Peng
44. There are indeed those who find joy in helping others, but only those who are free of jealousy and sincerely wish for your happiness can be called true friends. — Heine
45. Words and promises of kindness are easy to speak, but only in times of trouble can a friend's true heart be seen. — Krylov
46. Friends should naturally share wealth, but this is a delicate matter! The hardest thing to forget is money lent, and the most unfortunate thing is the difficulty of repaying it. Once money is involved, grudges are hard to settle, and many growing friendships are ruined by this material thing. — Liang Shiqiu
47. When you have power and influence, you will find friends as numerous as the hairs on an ox; once clouds shroud your head, you will be left all alone. — Ovid
48. With friends, life reveals its full value; one lives for friends; keeping one's life whole and untouched by time is also for friends. — Romain Rolland
49. We should not preserve friendship at any cost if it leads to its defilement. If friendship must be sacrificed for a greater love, it is unavoidable; but if it can be maintained, it can truly reach perfection. — Tagore
50. One must seek good friends and maintain goodness with them. If the friend is not good, the friendship will change mid-way. To know the heart of seeking friendship, first refine your character like gold. — Meng Jiao
