Poem: “Be A Friend” by Edgar A. Guest

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Be A Friend

  Be a friend. You don’t need money;
  Just a disposition sunny;
  Just the wish to help another
  Get along some way or other;
  Just a kindly hand extended
  Out to one who’s unbefriended;
  Just the will to give or lend,
  This will make you someone’s friend.

  Be a friend. You don’t need glory.
  Friendship is a simple story.
  Pass by trifling errors blindly,
  Gaze on honest effort kindly,
  Cheer the youth who’s bravely trying,
  Pity him who’s sadly sighing;
  Just a little labor spend
  On the duties of a friend.

  Be a friend. The pay is bigger
  (Though not written by a figure)
  Than is earned by people clever
  In what’s merely self-endeavor.
  You’ll have friends instead of neighbors
  For the profits of your labors;
  You’ll be richer in the end
  Than a prince, if you’re a friend.

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