俄罗斯的法捷耶夫说过“友谊!世界上有多少人在说这个字的时候指的是茶余酒后愉快的谈话和相互间对弱点的宽容!可是这跟友谊有什么关系呢?”下面是历史上的名人们对朋友的解释。
1.Friendship is the golden thread that ties the hearts of all the world.
友谊是一根金线，把全世界的心连在一起。——J.Evelyn
2.Without confidence there is no friendship.
没有信任，就没有友谊。——Epicurus
3.)In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
在顺境中，朋友结识了我们;在逆境中，我们了解了朋友。——C.Collins
4.Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.
友谊如金钱一般，容易得到却不易保持。——Samuel Butler
5.Friendship often ends in love, but love, in friendship—never
友谊常以爱情而结束;而爱情从不能以友谊而告终。——C.C.Colton
6.Suspicion is the poison of friendship.
猜疑对友谊而言是一种毒药。——St.Augustine
7.A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother.
兄弟未必是朋友，而朋友总是兄弟。——Benjamin Franklin
8.Love, friendship, respect, do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.
爱情、友谊和尊敬都不如对某物的共同的恨那样能把人们团结起来。——Chekhow
9.If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.
如果不想让你的敌人得知你的秘密，就不要把秘密告诉你的朋友。——Benjamin Franklin
10.True friendship foresees the needs of other rather than proclaim it's own.
真正的友人总是考虑别人的需要而不是提出自己的要求。——A.Maurois
11.Good company on the road is the shortest cut.
有了好的旅伴，路途就变得无比短暂。——Oliver Goldsmith
12.Friendships last when each friend thinks he has a slight superiority over the other.
当朋友之间互相都觉得比对方稍稍优越时，友谊便能长久下去。——Honore de Balzac
13.A friend is a present which you give yourself.
朋友是你送给自己的一份礼物。——R.L.Stevenson
14.Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.
别交那些在一起让你舒舒服服的朋友。交那些让你不得不长进的朋友。——Thomas J.Watson
15.If you want an accounting of your worth, count your friends.
如果你想估算一下你的价值，数一数你的朋友吧。——Merry Browne
16.A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes.
真正的朋友从不追究你的过错，也从不妒忌你的成功。——Doug Larson