The Art of Worldly Wisdom(111)

Have Friends. A friend is a second self. Every friend is good and wise for his friend: among them everything turns to good. Everyone is as others wish him to be; in order that they may wish him well, he must win their hearts and so their tongues. There is no magic like a good turn, and the way to gain friendly feelings is to do friendly acts. The most and best of us depend on others; we have to live either among friends or among enemies. Seek someone everyday to be a well-wisher if not a friend; by-and-by after trials some of these will become intimate.