Some components¹ of a thriving friendship are honesty, naturalness, thoughtfulness, and some common interests. 
确保友谊常青的诸要素是：诚实、朴实自然、体贴和某些共同的兴趣。 
　　－－Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker 
　　　　美国思想家 爱默生.R.W.

Suspicion is the poison of friendship. 
怀疑是对友谊所下毒药。
　　－－St. Augustine, Bishop² of hippo 
　　　　希波主教 圣奥古斯丁

The only way to have a friend is to be one. 
唯一能获得朋友的办法就是自己先有友道。
　　－－Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker 
　　　　美国思想家 爱默生.R.W.

Throughout life, we rely on small groups of people for love, admiration³, respect, moral support, and help.
整个一生，我们都有赖于从一些人群中获得友爱、赞美、尊重、道义支持和帮助。
　　－－Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker 
　　　　美国思想家 爱默生.R.W.

To make your life a sound structure that will serve others and fulfill⁴ your own potential, you have to remember that strength, however massive , can't endure unless it has the interlocking support of others. Go it alone and you'll inevitably⁵ tumble. 
要使你的生活成为有益于他人同时又能发挥你自己的潜力的牢固的建筑，你必须记住，除非与他人的支持联系在一起，否则无论多么大的力量都难以持久，单枪匹马必将一事无成。
　　－－Zichler Edward, American writer 
　　　　美国作家 爱德华. Z.

True friendship is like sound health .The value of it is seldom known until it is lost. 
真正的友谊犹如健康，只有失去时，才会意识到它的价值。
　　－－Charles Caleb Colton, British writer 
　　　　英国作家 科尔顿C.C.

Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings. 
如果两个人对于彼此的小缺点不能相互原谅，他们的友谊便不能持久。
　　－－Jean de La Bruyere, French moralist 法国道德家 拉布吕耶尔. J. D.

Very close and trusted friends share confidences candidly⁶. They feel secure that they will not be ridiculed⁷ of derided⁸, and their confidences will be honored.
亲密而互相信任的朋友之间彼此赤诚相见，他们不会被戏弄和嘲笑，因而心理踏实无虑，他们之间这种信任会受到尊重。
　　－－Robert Louis Stevenson, British novelist and poet
　　　　英国小说家、诗人 史蒂文森. R. L.

We can not tell the precise moment when friendship is founded, As in filling a vessel⁹ drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindness there is at last one which makes the heart run over. 
我们无法讲出友谊缔造的确切时刻，就像一点一滴地倾注一个容器一样，终有一滴使容器满溢；因此，面对接二连三的好意，终有那么一次会动人心弦，情谊洋溢。
　　－－James Boswell, British writer 
　　　　英国作家 博斯韦尔. J.

When something sensational¹⁰ happens to us, sharing the happiness of the occasion with friends intensifies¹¹ our joy. Conversely, in times of trouble and tension, when our spirits are low, unburdening our worries and fears to compassionate¹² friends alleviates¹³ the stress. 
欣逢喜事，与朋友分享其乐，喜上加喜。反之，身处逆境，情绪颓丧，向富有同情心的朋友倾诉愁苦才会减轻痛苦。
　　－－Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker 
　　　　美国思想家 爱默生.R.W.

With close friends in their lives, people develop courage and positive attitudes. Teenagers have the moral support to assert their individuality; the elderly approach their advanced years with optimism and an interest in life. 
生活中有挚友，人们就能鼓起勇气，变得积极。年经人就有精神支柱来表现自己的个性；中老年人则会怀着乐观主义和生活情趣步入晚年。
　　－－Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker 
　　　　美国思想家 爱默生.R.W.

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