One can care little for man, but we need a 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
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all
Have but few friends though much acquaintance Have but few friends though much acquaintance
It takes little effort to watch a man carry a load It takes little effort to watch a man carry a load
You can hardly make a friend in a year, but you can easily offend one in an hour You can hardly make a friend in a year, but you can easily offend one in an hour

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