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Peace is the father of friendship. African (Yoruba)
People of the same stock are friendly. — Irish
Point out your friend to me and I will tell you what you are. — Greek
Praise paves the way to friendship. — Danish
Presents keep friendship warm. — German
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Rather have a little something for your friend than a great something for your enemy. — Italian
Real friends will share even a strawberry. — Slovak
Reconciled friendship is a wound ill salved. — Italian
Relations and friends should be visited but not lived with. — Swedish
Relatives are friends from necessity. — Russian
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Rich folk have many friends. — Scottish
Right reckoning makes long friends. — English
Save a man from his friends, and leave him to struggle with his enemies. — English
Self first, then your next best friend. — English
Send your son to the marketplace and see who his friends are. — Lebanese
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Separation secures manifest friendship. — Indian (Tamil)
Short visits make long friends. — English
Speak well of your friends; of your enemy neither well nor ill. — Italian
Speak well of your friend, of your enemy say nothing. — English
Stay no longer in your friend's house than you are sure that you are welcome. — Scottish
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Strangers forgive, friends forget. — Slovenian
Sudden friendship, sure repentance. — English
Suspicion is the poison of friendship. — French
Teeth are all friends among each other. —Ghanaian
Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are. — Filipino
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