友善是人与人之间真诚相待、谦让和善的精神状态，从这一意义上说，它与诚信有着密切的关系。中国是礼仪之邦，在对待外人、对待亲朋方面都强调以礼待人。

李荣、冯芸著的《友善(英文版)》指出在当代社会，不管是对于社会公德、职业道德还是家庭美德而言，友善都是具有根本性的交际准则，它既是社会主义精神文明建设的标尺，也是维护市场经济秩序甚至社会和谐的重要道德保障，因此，友善之于社会主义核心价值观具有重要意义。

Chapter 1 Friendship: Definition and Origins

 1.Definition of Friendship

 2.Essential Qualities of'Friendship

 3.Friendship as Embodied in the Core Socialist Values

Chapter 2 Friendship: Source of Individual and Societal Goodness

 1.Good Quality of an Individual

 2.Mediator for Interpersonal:Relationship

 3.Lubricant for a Harmonious Society

 4.Foundation for Ecological Harmony

Chapter 3 Friendship: A Long Journey Ahead

 1.Time-honored Tradition of the Chinese

 2.Unfriendly Phenomena

 3.Reasons of Unfriendliness

 4.Cornerstone for the Chinese Dream

Chapter 4 Friendship: Self-cultivation

 1.Helping Others with a Kind Heart

 2.Understanding and Tolerance

 3.Friendly Cooperation and Mutual Success

 4.Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development