As an old saying goes, "Friends are like wine. The older, the better. " Because of this, nowadays many people think old mates to be (important) than new ones. For example, if two pieces of advice (give) to handle a problem, one from a new friend and the other from an old friend, people always tend to choose the latter, although the new friend's advice may be better.
I, however, (agree) with the old saying, believing that new friends are not (necessary) worse than old friends. Why? Because the (long) of time cannot tell whether your friendship is better or not.
Once you call someone a friend, he must be a person is reliable and whose interests are in common with (you). Maybe a friend's outside look (change) all the time, but the inside characters of him and his interests won't change in general. It is just these characters and interests make him an extraordinary friend to you. , on this point, there is no difference between old friends and new ones.
