The famous sayings about making friends in ancient and modern times are as follows:

1. A gentleman chooses carefully and never associates with poisonous beasts. ——Zhang Wangyu.

2. A tree has many uses, and a person has many friends. --proverb.

3. A kind word can warm you in three winters, but a bad word can hurt you in six months. --proverb.

4. Never go against your heart, and be friends with each other. ——Zhuang Zhou.

5. Make friends when things go well and test them in times of adversity. ——Latin proverb.

6. When making friends, be strict and trustworthy. --Confucius.

7. It is better to find a friend who praises you than to find a friend who criticizes you. ——"Contemporary Youth Talks about Life".

8. There are close friends in the sea, and they are as close to each other as far away as the world. ——Wang Bo.

9. The relationship between forces is difficult to endure. ——Lu Ji.

10. The taste of sugarcane is sweet, and friendship becomes more profound over time. ——Yuan Mu.

11. Goodwill brings happiness, and civilization brings harmony. ——Hugo.

12. Although the Qinling Mountains are high, the public buys and sells; although the road is far away, you will reach it if you travel. ——"Historical Records·Biographies of Huo Zhi".

13. Horsepower can be seen through the distance, and people’s hearts can be seen over time. ——"Yuan Opera·Strive to repay kindness".

14. Sincere friendship is like health. You only know how valuable it is when you lose it. ——Golden.

15. Discord between friends is an opportunity for enemies to attack. ——Aesop.

16. Happy to meet new friends. ——Qu Yuan.

17. Ten thousand taels of gold are easy to get, but a close friend is hard to find. ——Cao Xueqin.

18. Friendship is precious in life, so why use money? ——Li Bai.

19. Don’t worry, there will be no friends in the future. No one in the world will know you! ——High fitness.

20. When making friends, only take their strengths and ignore their weaknesses. ——Li Xing.

21. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. A gentleman is indifferent to intimacy, but a villain is willing to give up. ——Zhuangzi.

22. Happy new acquaintance. ——Qu Yuan.

23. Cutting off one's neck. ——"Book of Han·Biography of Zhuge Feng".

24. Good friends are rare in the world. ——Meng Haoran.

25. Young people enjoy knowing each other, but in old age, they miss their old friends. ——Han Yu.

26. Friends are always cherished. ——"The Analects·Zilu".

27. Reciprocity. ——"Book of Rites·Quli".

28. A gentleman uses literature to make friends, and friends to support benevolence. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan".

29. Those who use money to make friends will lose their friendship when their wealth is gone; those who use sex to make friends will lose their beauty and love you. ——"Warring States Policy".

30. When the severe cold comes and frost and snow fall, you will know how luxuriant the pines and cypresses are. ——"Huainanzi".