Leave a friend! So base I am not. I followed him in his prosperity, when
the skies were clear and shining, and will not leave him when storms
begin to rise; as gold is tried by the furnace, and the baser metal is
shown, so the hollow-hearted friend is known by adversity.
--_Metastasio._
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Do not lose sight of old attachments for the sake of making new
friendships.
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A man who is fond of disputing, will, in time, have few friends to
dispute with.
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