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A faithful friend is better than gold—a medicine for misery, an only possession.
—Burton.
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Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but, above all, the power of going out of one's self and seeing and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.
—Hughes.
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Cultivate the friendships of thy youth; it is only in that generous time they are formed.
—Thackeray.
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