— Turkish Mistrust your best friend as if he were your worst enemy.
— Mexican Money makes friends enemies.
— English Money and friendship break the arms of justice.
— Italian Much money, many friends.
— German ❖ Mutual confidence is the pillar of friendship.
— Chinese Never trust much to a new friend or an old enemy.
— Scottish No war is more bitter than the war of friends,
but it does not last long.
— Irish Not all the people who weep over your corpse are your friends.
— African (Jabo) Old friends and old ways ought not to be disdained.
— Danish ❖ Old truths, old laws, old friends, an old book,
and old wine are best.
— Polish Old fish, old oil, and an old friend are the best.
— English Old friends and old wine are best.
— English One God, one wife, but many friends.
— Dutch One enemy is too many, and a hundred friends are too few.
— Italian ❖ One has always strength enough to bear
the misfortunes of one's friends.
— French One man's enemy is another man's friend.
— Ghanaian One friend watches for another.
— English One should go invited to a friend in good fortune
and uninvited in misfortune.
— Swedish One learns much more from one's friends than from one's teacher.
— Vietnamese ❖ One old friend is better than two new ones.
— Russian One's acquaintances may fill the empire,
but one's real friends can be but few.
— Chinese Only someone else can scratch your back
—Kenyan Only he is a friend who is a friend
when we are in difficulties.
— African (Libya) Over a glass of wine, you find many good friends.
— Yiddish ❖❖❖