Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.
Interpretation
Regularly visiting friends fosters strong relationships and prevents distance from growing.
This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson emphasizes the importance of maintaining friendships through regular connection and visits. Just as an unused path can become overgrown with weeds, a friendship can weaken and fade if not tended to through interaction and visits.
In practice
During a speech about the importance of friendships, one might say, 'As Ralph Waldo Emerson wisely noted, we must go oft to the house of our friends.'
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Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations
Tis the good reader that makes the good book; a good head cannot read amiss: in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakeably meant for his ear.
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Hast thou named all the birds without a gun?
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If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.
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Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As mans ingratitude Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude. Heigh-ho sing, heigh-ho unto the green holly Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly. Then heigh-ho the holly This life is most jolly. Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, That dost not bite so nigh As benefits forgot Though thou the waters warp, Thy sting is not so sharp As friend rememberd not.
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