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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 is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows read more
It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him.
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.
Iron sharpen iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his
friend.
Iron sharpen iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his
friend.
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!
Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.
Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.
You must therefore love me, myself, and not my circumstances, if
we are to be real friends.
You must therefore love me, myself, and not my circumstances, if
we are to be real friends.
Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.
Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.
Friends I have made, whom Envy must commend,
But not one foe whom I would wish a friend.
Friends I have made, whom Envy must commend,
But not one foe whom I would wish a friend.
