Poems in Praise of Friendship
1 You have talents and I am not poor. (Qing Dynasty) Zheng Banqiao
2 We know each other in the sea, and we are close to each other in the world. (Tang Dynasty) Wang Bo
3 We are both fallen people in the world, so why should we have known each other before meeting. (Tang Dynasty) Bai Juyi
4 Don’t worry about the road ahead because you are ignorant. No one in the world knows you. (Tang Dynasty) Gao Shi
5 In the world, nothing is more pleasant than friends, and nothing more pleasant than friendship is talk. (Qing Dynasty) Pu Songling
6 The most important thing for people to know each other is to know each other, and the most important thing for people to know each other is to understand each other. (Spring and Autumn Period) Mencius
7 The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. (Warring States) Zhuangzi
8 Those who are close to vermillion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. (Western Jin Dynasty) Fu Xuan
9 Life is precious, knowing each other, why use gold and money. (Tang Dynasty) Li Bai
10 When making friends, keep your word. (Spring and Autumn) Zixia
11 The friendship between common people and clothes should not be forgotten. (Tang Dynasty) Li Yanshou
12 A gentleman and a gentleman are friends of the same way, and a villain and a villain are friends of the same interests. (Song Dynasty) Ouyang Xiu
13 The joy of life lies in understanding each other. (Song Dynasty) Wang Anshi
14 It is better to dissolve enemies than to make knots. Everyone looks back and looks at the future.
(Ming) Feng Menglong