15 World Proverbs on

Friendship
Compiled by Nancy Watters
http://www.VirtuesConsulting.com

From The Book of Positive Quotations, by John Cook

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Life without a friend is death without a witness.
Spanish proverb

Give and take makes good friends.
Scottish proverb

Who seeks a fautless friend remains friendless.
Turkish proverb

Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.
Chinese proverb

It is better in times of need to have a friend rather than money.
Greek proverb

Hold a true friend with both your hands.
Nigerian proverb

Tell me whom you frequent and I will tell you who you are.
French proverb

If you always live with those who are lame, you will yourself learn to limp.
Latin proverb

A man becomes like those whose society he loves.
Hindo proberb

A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being.
Arabic proverb

It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools.
Spanish proverb

A friend is like a poem.
Persian proverb

Friendship is a furrow in the sand.
Tongan proverb

Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
Czech proverb

When one friend washes another, both become clean.
Dutch proverb