19 BE A FRIEND
By Edgar A．Guest
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．
