679
Let us make the best of our friends while we have them, for how long we shall keep them is uncertain.
680
Friends are like melons. Shall I tell you why?
To find one good, you must a hundred try.
—Claude Mermet.
681
Friends are sometimes like titled husbands, easy to get, if you have enough money.
—H. L. Meader.
682
Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.