THE KURAL
786. Friendship is not the comradeship that smileth to the face : it is rather the love that delighteth the heart.
787. That man alone is thy friend who turneth thee aside from wrong, directeth thee toward the right, and beareth thee company in misfortune.
788. Behold the hand of the man whose garment hath been blown aside, how it hurrieth to re-cover his limbs : that is the symbol of the true friend that hasteneth to succour a man in his misfortune.
789. Where doth friendship hold its court ? It is where two hearts beat in perfect unison and combine to lift each other up in every possible way.
790. There is beggary in the friendship that can be reckoned, though it boasteth saying, Thus much do I love him and thus much he loveth me.
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