Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.

Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.

An old friend is a new house.

An old friend is a new house.

The act is judged of by the event.

The act is judged of by the event.

The best mirrour is an old friend.

The best mirrour is an old friend.

As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

Alas! they had been friends in youth;
But whispering tongues can poison truth,
And constancy lives in read more

Alas! they had been friends in youth;
But whispering tongues can poison truth,
And constancy lives in realms above;
And life is thorny, and youth is vain;
And to be wrothe with one we love
Doth work like madness in the brain.

It adds to the glory both of soule and body.

It adds to the glory both of soule and body.