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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.
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.
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.
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.
It is better to avenge a friend than to mourn for him.
It is better to avenge a friend than to mourn for him.
His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony,
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither--
They had been fou for read more
His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony,
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither--
They had been fou for weeks thegither!
Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends,
He hurts me most who lavishly commends.
Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends,
He hurts me most who lavishly commends.
True friends stab you in the front.
True friends stab you in the front.