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Iron sharpen iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his
friend.
Iron sharpen iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his
friend.
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving read more
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
Give me the avowed, the erect, the manly foe;
Bold I can meet--perhaps may turn his blow;
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Give me the avowed, the erect, the manly foe;
Bold I can meet--perhaps may turn his blow;
But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send,
Save, save, oh! save me from the candid friend.
The hardest part about being friends, is loving you so much
The hardest part about being friends, is loving you so much
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is read more
So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.
Friend, of my infinite dreams
Little enough endures;
Little howe'er it seems,
It is read more
Friend, of my infinite dreams
Little enough endures;
Little howe'er it seems,
It is yours, all yours.
There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful
friend;
Gold some decayeth, and worldly read more
There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful
friend;
Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in
the winde;
But love once planted in a perfect and pure minde indureth weale
and woe;
The frownes of fortune, come they never so unkinde, cannot the
same overthrowe.
- edited by John Payne Collier,