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An old boot and an old friend are the most dear. — Polish
An old friend is like a saddled horse. — Iranian (Pashto)
An open enemy is preferable to a hidden friend. — Turkish
An old friend is a mount for a black day. — Turkish
An old enemy never becomes a friend. — Greek
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An intelligent foe is better than a silly friend. — Turkish
As you pour out for your friend so must you drink. — Russian
As water lends itself to the shape of the vessel, a man is shaped by his friends — good or bad. — Japanese
At marriages and funerals friends are discerned from kinsfolk. — English
At the narrow passage there is no brother and no friend. — African (Egypt)
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Be a friend to yourself, and others will be so too. — English
You do not know who is friend or enemy until the ice breaks. — Icelandic
Before you make a friend, eat a peck of salt with him. — Dutch
Better a friend at court than gold on the finger. — Welsh
Better one friend with a dish of food than a hundred with a sigh. — Yiddish
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Better a wise enemy than a foolish friend. — Lebanese
Better to have a friend on the road than gold or silver in your purse. — French
Better lose a little money than a little friendship. — African (Malagasy)
Better alone than have a false friend for company. — English
Better a new friend than an old foe. — English
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Better my friend think me strange than troublesome. — Scottish
Better a a friend's bite than an enemy's caress. — Danish
Better a friendly denial than an unwilling compliance. — German
Beware of your friends, not your enemies. — Yiddish
Beware of a reconciled friend as of the devil. — Spanish
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