If I were to marry again tomorrow, I wouldtn't give up one friend. I'd take them all with me as a sort of dowry and tell my new husband that he was getting a rich wife.
"Merle Shain" (1935–1989) was a Canada/Canadian author and journalist.
As a journalist, she worked as a feature writer for the Toronto Telegram, as an associate editor of Chatelaine (magazine)/Chatelaine, as a columnist for the Toronto Sun and as a host of the CTV Television Network/CTV news program W5 (TV series)/W5. She also served for four years as a member of the board of the National Film Board of Canada.
Her books included Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others, When Lovers Are Friends, Hearts That We Broke Long Ago, and Courage My Love.
More Merle Shain on Wikipedia.The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving.
Friendship is the gift that goes on giving and is a gift to both the person given to and to the giver as well. But to really make it work it isn't enough to give to another person, you have also to let them give to you.
You can employ men and hire hands to work for you, but you must win their hearts to have them work with you.
Friends are like windows through which you see out into the world and back into yourself... If you don't have friends you see much less than you otherwise might.
But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind?
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