The West is now closed.
I don't like closed systems.
Before borrowing money from a friend decide which you need most.
Your friend will swallow your mistakes, your enemy will present them on a plate.
Go often to the house of a friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path.
Your friend chooses pebbles for you and your enemy counts your faults.
The priest's friend loses his faith, the doctor's his health, and the lawyer's his fortune.
If you want to know who your friends are, lie by the roadside and pretend to be drunk.
You may laugh at a friend's roof; don't laugh at his sleeping accommodation.
If you have a friend who is a doctor, then send him to your enemy's house.
Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.
Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.
Go often to the house of a friend, for weeds soon choke up an unused path.
Tell your friend a lie -- and if he keeps it a secret, tell him the truth.
If you marry a young woman, make sure your friends stay outside.
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