a true friend is the best possession. 真誠的朋友是最寶貴的財富。
023 the same man cannot be both friend and flatterer. 朋友與奉承者不會是同一個人。
024 tart words make to friends:a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than gallon of vinegar. 尖酸的話交不到朋友；一匙蜂蜜比一加侖醋能引來
025 he that has not got a wife,is not yet a compleat man. 無妻不算完人。
026 ill company is like a dog who dirts those most,that he loves best. 壞朋友就像狗一樣，把人最喜愛的東西弄得骯髒不堪。
027 when befriended,remember it;when you befriend,forget it. 當你被別人善待時，請記住這一切；當你善待別人時，請忘記這一切。
028 promises may get thee friends,but nonperformance will turn them into enemies. 許諾會贏得朋友，但食言則會化友爲敵。
029 an open foe may prove a curse;but a pretended friend is worse. 公開的敵人是禍害，但虛假的朋友比之更壞。
030 love,and be loved. 愛，然後被愛。
031 no better relation than a prudent and faithful friend. 最好的親屬莫過於謹慎