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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.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
