1、A gentleman acts on behalf of an understanding friend, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her lover.
士為知己者用,女為悅己者容。
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.
友誼是兩者思想的結合, 志趣相投才能成為朋友。
4、Be true to your word, your work, and your friend.
人應遵守諾言,忠實自己的工作和友人。
5、I know not whether our names will be immortal; I am sure our friendship will.
我不知道我們的名字能否永垂不朽;我敢說我們的友誼會與世長存。
6、The true friendship seeks to give, not take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto.
真正的友誼追求的是給予,而不是索取; 是幫助別人,而不是被人幫助;是為人服務,而不是被人服務。
7、To prepare a friend, three things are required: to honor him present, praise him absent, and assist him in his necessities.
維護朋友,有三件事情要做到:當面要尊重他,不在場時要表揚他, 苦難時要幫助他。
8、Choose thy friends like thy books, few but choice.
選擇朋友要像選書那樣, 數量要少,但質量要精。
9、My friend is not perfect—nor am I—and so we suit each other admirably.
朋友不會十全十美,你自己也一樣,雙方要互相尊敬。
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,話不投機半句多。
參考資料:
中國日報-文化
1、A gentleman acts on behalf of an understanding friend, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her lover.
士為知己者用,女為悅己者容。
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.
友誼是兩者思想的結合, 志趣相投才能成為朋友。
4、Be true to your word, your work, and your friend.
人應遵守諾言,忠實自己的工作和友人。
5、I know not whether our names will be immortal; I am sure our friendship will.
我不知道我們的名字能否永垂不朽;我敢說我們的友誼會與世長存。
6、The true friendship seeks to give, not take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto.
真正的友誼追求的是給予,而不是索取; 是幫助別人,而不是被人幫助;是為人服務,而不是被人服務。
7、To prepare a friend, three things are required: to honor him present, praise him absent, and assist him in his necessities.
維護朋友,有三件事情要做到:當面要尊重他,不在場時要表揚他, 苦難時要幫助他。
8、Choose thy friends like thy books, few but choice.
選擇朋友要像選書那樣, 數量要少,但質量要精。
9、My friend is not perfect—nor am I—and so we suit each other admirably.
朋友不會十全十美,你自己也一樣,雙方要互相尊敬。
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,話不投機半句多。
參考資料:
中國日報-文化