When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks. (Indian Proverb)
These can never be true friends: Hope, dice, a prostitute, a robber, a cheat, a goldsmith, a monkey, a doctor, a distiller. (Indian Proverb)
He who has a true friend, has no need of a mirror. (Indian Proverb)
For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required. (Indian Proverb)
For the first five years of your son's life treat him as a prince, for the next ten years as a slave, then as a friend for the rest of his life. (Indian Proverb)