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Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't.
Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't.
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to read more
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any read more
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.
If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.
A person that knows you for who you are exactly, a person that accepts what you have become and never read more
A person that knows you for who you are exactly, a person that accepts what you have become and never judges you, and allows for you to grow and helps you along the way is a friend that you should keep around for a lifetime.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your read more
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
It is better to avenge a friend than to mourn for him.
It is better to avenge a friend than to mourn for him.
 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.