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We twa hae run about the braes,
And pu'd the gowans fine.
We twa hae run about the braes,
And pu'd the gowans fine.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Friendship is like the relation between hand and eyes;it is like when the hand get hurt,eye cries; and when the read more
Friendship is like the relation between hand and eyes;it is like when the hand get hurt,eye cries; and when the eye cries, the hand wipes .
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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.
My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.
My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.
Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families.
Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families.
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,
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.