My nation, my country

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;
Out to one who’s befriend;
Just the will to give or lend,
This will make you someone’s 

Just a kindly hand extended

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'Il have friends instead of neighbors
For the profits of your labors;
You'Il be richer in the end
Than a prince, if you're a friend.

"Be a Friend" by Edgar A. Guest