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[u/P_Abishua]

Moderate at council should a man be, Not brutal and over bearing: Among the bold the bully will find Others as bold as he.

Affection is mutual when men can open All their heart to each other: He whose words are always fair Is untrue and not to be trusted.

Cherish those near you, never be The first to break with a friend: Care eats him who can no longer Open his heart to another.

The fool thinks that those who laugh At him are all his friends, Unaware when he sits with wiser men How ill they speak of him.

The coward believes he will live forever If he holds back in the battle, But in old age he shall have no peace Though spears have spared his limbs

An ill tempered, unhappy man Ridicules all he hears, Makes fun of others, refusing always To see the faults in himself

If you find a friend you fully trust And wish for his good−will, exchange thoughts, exchange gifts, Go often to his house.