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.

I have loved my friends as I do virtue, my soul, my God.

I have loved my friends as I do virtue, my soul, my God.

I'm treating you as a friend asking you to share my present minuses in the hope that I can ask read more

I'm treating you as a friend asking you to share my present minuses in the hope that I can ask you to share my future pluses.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is
a friend that sticketh closer than a read more

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is
a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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.

It takes a long time to grow an old friend.

It takes a long time to grow an old friend.

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.

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
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Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.