"Own kin are the worst friends," said the fox, when he saw the foxy dogs after him.

"The word of a friend makes you cry; the word of an enemy makes you laugh."

(One does not regret giving) one's own ear-ring to one's dear friend. (One does not regret giving the best to one's friend)

‘The boy’s best friend is his mother, until he becomes himself his sweetheart’s best friend’

‘Who has a mother has a friend’

A close friend can become a close enemy.

A cup of coffee commits one to forty years of friendship.

A dissimilarity of pursuits dissolves friendship.

A dog is a man's best friend.

A fair-weather friend changes with the wind.

A fool repays a salve by a stab, and a stab by a salve.

A foolish man may be known by six things: Anger without cause, speech without profit, change without progress, inquiry without object, putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends.

A fou purse never lacks friends.

A friend -- one soul, two bodies.

A friend by thee is better than a brother far off.

A friend in need is a friend in deed.

A friend is like a poem.

A friend is like a source of water during a long voyage.

A friend is like a water source for a long journey.

A friend is never known till needed.

A friend is not known but in need.

A friend is not known till he is lost.

A friend is one soul in two bodies.

A friend is one to whom one can pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keeping what is worth keeping, and, with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away.

A friend is one who knows every thing about you and still wants to be your friend.

A friend is proven in time of necessity.

A friend is someone who doesn't like the same people you do.

A friend is someone who shares your happiness and your pains

A friend is someone who walks by your side.

A friend is someone you share the path with.

A friend is the one that lends a hand during the time of need.

A friend is the solace of life.

A friend is to be taken with his faults.

A friend is worth more than a brother.

A friend made is a road paved; an enemy created is a wall built.

A friend that will go to the scaffold with you.

A friend that you buy with presents, will be bought from you.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

A friend to everybody and to nobody is the same thing.

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.