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Originally Posted by elinor 1.Everyone's friend is no one's friend.(Italian proverb)
2.Cooked at one stirring makes friends too easily.(Chinese proverb)
3.Friends are made in wine and proven in tears.(German proverb)
4.When husband and wife agree ,they will be able to dry up the oceans with buckets.(Vietnamese proverb)
5.To those we love best,we say the least.(Filipino proverb)
Do you know the origin of these proverbs and their true meanings?
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I am not familiar with foreign proverbs but I will take a crack at #3:
Friends are made in wine and proven in tears.
I think it's easy to make friends with everyone after you had a few drinks. When you are drunk you are on buddy terms with everyone around you. But those are just "drinking" friends and usually good only when you are having a good time. Real friends, however, are those that will stand by you in good as well as in bad times (bad times=tears).