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,
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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.
It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly.
It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly.
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 by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.
It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.
No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.
No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.
I'm treating you as a friend asking you to share my present minuses in the hope that I can ask read more
I'm treating you as a friend asking you to share my present minuses in the hope that I can ask you to share my future pluses.
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
[Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.]
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
[Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.]
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
Friends make the bad times good, and the good times unforgettable.
Friends make the bad times good, and the good times unforgettable.
