A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend

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To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon
Have but few friends though much acquaintance Have but few friends though much acquaintance
One can care little for man, but we need a friend One can care little for man, but we need a friend
An old friend met in a far country is like rain after drought An old friend met in a far country is like rain after drought
Farewell and be hanged; friends must part! Farewell and be hanged; friends must part!

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