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. 

- Edgar Albert Guest