A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
朋友
Friend
A friend to my table and wine, is no good neighbour.
与我同桌饮酒的朋友，未必是好邻居。
Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
在把秘密强加给朋友之前要三思。
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
铁磨铁，朋友磨朋友。
You have to be the parent; you can't be their friend.
你必须是父母;你不可能成为他们的朋友。
He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back.
背后说我好话的人是我的朋友。
Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.
朋友给你的每一份礼物都是我对你幸福的祝愿。
A friend is someone with whom you dare to be yourself.
朋友是一个你敢于和他在一起做你自己的人。
Poets, like friends to whom you are in debt, you hate.
诗人，就像你欠他债的朋友一样，你恨他。
No matter where you are, you always need a best friend.
无论你在哪里，你总是需要一个最好的朋友。
A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
朋友堪称大自然的杰作。
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
我最好的朋友能激发我最好的一面。
Tell nothing to thy friend which why enemy may not know.
不要告诉你的朋友为什么敌人可能不知道。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
A good friend is my nearest relation.
好朋友是我的至亲。
Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, But falling in love with you was beyond my control.
遇见你是命运的安排，成为你的朋友是我的选择，而爱上你是我情不自禁。
A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?
远方的朋友有时比身边的朋友更亲密。这山岂不是比住在山上的人，更使人敬畏，看得更清楚吗?
There is no friend as loyal as a book.
没有比读书更忠实的朋友了。
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
忠于你的工作、你的诺言和你的朋友。
I had a friend who worked at a hospice, and he said people in their final moments don't discuss their successes, awards or what books they wrote or what they accomplished. They only talk about their loves and their regrets, and I think that's very telling.
我有个朋友在一家临终关怀医院工作，他说人们在生命的最后时刻不会谈论他们的成功、奖项、写过什么书或取得了什么成就。他们只谈论他们的爱和遗憾，我认为这很能说明问题。