经典谚语:友谊与自由-A

A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
［译］闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother.
［译］兄弟未必是朋友，而朋友总是兄弟。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
［译］知音难觅。
A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.
［译］父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。
A free man obtains knowledge from many sources besides books.
［译］一个自由的人除了从书本上获取知识外，还可以从许多别的来源获得知识。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
［注解］a friend in need意指“在人家急需帮助时给予帮助的朋友”。同义谚语有：A friend is never known till needed.济人之难的朋友才是真朋友。（或需要之时方知友；不到需要时，不知友情贵。）
［译］患难识知己。
A friend is a present which you give yourself.
［译］朋友是你送给自己的一份礼物。
A friend is a second self.
［注解］self指“自我”，此谚语来自拉丁语。
［译］朋友是另一个我。
A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
［译］交友慢，失友快。
A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
［译］滥交友者无朋友。
A friend without faults will never be found.
［译］没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。
A friend that you buy with presents will be bought from you.
［译］用礼物“买来”的朋友终会被买走。
A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
［译］一本好书，莫逆之交。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
［注解］同义谚语有“You may visit your aunt but not very frequently.”淡交使情谊长久；君子之交淡如水。
［译］一篱之隔使友谊常青。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
［译］戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
［译］人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。
A man is known by the company he keeps.
［译］察其友知其人。
A man should keep his friendship in constant repair.
［译］只有经常“浇灌”，方能保持友谊天长地久。
A man who has friend must show himself friendly.
［译］与朋友交往，必须友好相处。
A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money.
［译］失友都因借钱起。
A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many.
［译］朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。
A true friend is known in the day of adversity.
［译］疾风知劲草，患难知友情。
A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
［译］真正的朋友好似两个身子长着一颗心。
A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success.
［译］真正的朋友从不追究你的过错，也从不妒忌你的成功。
Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
［注解］admonish警告、告诫。
［译］在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又要表扬你的朋友。
All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.
［注解］语出Voltaire，法国思想家伏尔泰。
［译］人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。
Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions, they pass no criticism.
［译］动物是极易相处的朋友，它们从来不提问，也从不会批评。