A friend is， as it were， a second self.
——M. T. Cicero， Ancient Roman statesman and orator
可以说，朋友是另一个自我。
——古罗马政治家、演说家M. T. 西塞罗
A man should keep his friendship in constant repair.
——Samuel Johnson， British writer
只有经常“浇灌”， 方能保持友谊天长地久。
——英国作家S.约翰逊
Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions， they pass no criticism.
——George Eliot， British novelist
动物是极易相处的朋友，它们从来不提问，也从不会批评。
——英国小说家G.艾略特
Be slow in choosing a friend， slower in changing.
——Benjamin Franklin， American president
选择朋友要谨慎，换朋友更要谨慎。
——美国总统B.富兰克林
Because friendships enhance our lives， it is important to cultivate them.
——Robert Louis Stevenson， British novelist and poet
培植友谊十分重要，因为友谊能提高生活的价值。
——英国小说家、诗人R. L.史蒂文森
Betraying a trust is a very quick and painful way to terminate a friendship.
——Ralph Waldo Emerson， American thinker
背信弃义会迅速而痛苦地断送友谊。
——美国思想家R. W.爱默生
Donˊt try to win a friend by presenting gifts. You should instead contribute your sincere love and learn how to win others heart through appropriate ways.
——Socrates， Ancient Greek philosopher
不要靠馈赠去获得朋友，你必须奉献你诚挚的爱，学会怎样用正当的方法来赢得别人的心。
——古希腊哲学家苏格拉底
Friendship is an essential ingredient in the making of a healthful， rewarding life.
——Ralph Waldo Emerson， American thinker
友谊是使人的一生健康而有意义所不可缺少的组成部分。
——美国思想家R. W.爱默生
Friendship is both a source of pleasure and a component of good health.
——Ralph Waldo Emerson， American thinker
友谊既是快乐之源泉，又是健康之要素。
——美国思想家R. W.爱默生
He that will not allow his friend to share the prize must not expect him to share the danger.
——Aesop， Ancient Greek fable writer
不肯让朋友共享果实的人，不要指望朋友与他共患难。
——古希腊寓言作家伊索
If a friend tells a fault， imagine always that he has not told the whole.
——Robert Louis Stevenson， British novelist and poet
如果朋友告诉你一个缺点，请设想他没有和盘托出。
——英国小说家、诗人R. L.史蒂文森
It is not enough to help the feeble up， but to support him after.
——William Shakespeare， British dramatist
仅仅把弱者扶起来是不够的，还要在他站起来之后支持他。
——英国剧作家W.莎士比亚
No man is the whole of himself； his friends are the rest of him.
——Harry Emerson Fosdick， American churchman
任何人自己都不是完整的，他的朋友是他的其余部分。
——美国教士H. E.福斯迪克
No matter how strong you are how notable your attainments， you have enduring significance only in your relationship to others.
——Edward，Ziegler American writer
不管你有多么强大、你的成就多么辉煌，只有保持你与他人之间的关系，这一切才会有持久的意义。
——美国作家E.齐格勒
People need to know one another to be at their honest best.
——Robbins Stacia， British writer
人们需要相互了解才能达到最诚实的境界。
——英国作家R.斯达卡
Some components of a thriving friendship are honesty， naturalness， thoughtfulness， and some common interests.
——Ralph Waldo Emerson， American thinker
确保友谊常青的诸要素是：诚实、朴实自然、体贴和某些共同的兴趣。
——美国思想家R. W.爱默生
Suspicion is the poison of friendship.
——St. Augustine， Bishop of Hippo
怀疑是对友谊所下的毒药。
——希波主教圣奥古斯丁
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
——Ralph Waldo Emerson， American thinker
唯一能获得朋友的办法就是自己先有友道。
——美国思想家R. W.爱默生
Throughout life， we rely on small groups of people for love， admiration， respect， moral support， and help.
——Ralph Waldo Emerson， American thinker
整个一生，我们都有赖于从一些人群中获得友爱、觉识、尊重、道义支持和帮助。
——美国思想家R. W.爱默生
To make your life a sound structure that will serve others and fulfill your own potential， you have to remember that strength， however massive， can endure unless it has the interlocking support of others. Go it alone and youll inevitably tumble.
—— Edward， Ziegler American writer
要使你的生活成为有益于他人同时又能发挥你自己的潜力的牢固的建筑，你必须记住，除非与他人的支持联系在一起，否则无论多么大的力量都难以持久，单枪匹马必将一事无成。
——美国作家E.齐格勒
True friendship is like sound health. The value of it is seldom known until it is lost.
——Charles Caleb Colton， British writer
真正的友谊犹如健康，只有失去时，才会意识到它的价值。
——英国作家C. C.科尔顿
Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each others little failings.
——Jean De La Bruyere， French moralist
如果两个人对于彼此的小缺点不能相互原谅，他们的友谊便不能持久。
——法国道德家J. D.拉布吕耶尔
Very close and trusted friends share confidences candidly. They feel secure that they will not be ridiculed of derided ，and their confidences will be honored.
——Robert Louis Stevenson， British novelist and poet
亲密而互相信任的朋友之间彼此赤诚相见，他们不会被戏弄和嘲笑，因而心里踏实无虑，他们之间这种信任会受到尊重。
——英国小说家、诗人R. L.史蒂文森
We can not tell the precise moment when friendship is founded， as in filling a vessel drop by drop， there is at last a drop which makes it run over， so in a series of kindness there is at last one which makes the heart run over.
——James Boswell， British writer
我们无法讲出友谊缔造的确切时刻，就像一点一滴地倾注一个容器一样，终有一滴使容器满溢；因此，面对接二连三的好意，终有那么一次会动人心弦，情谊洋溢。
——英国作家J.博斯韦尔