the blessings of friendship treasury

For Laurie Lehman, Rena, and Christy!

—ME

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[Blessings of friendship] The blessings of friendship treasury / [compiled and] illustrated by Mary Engelbreit. pages cm Originally published as: The blessings of friendship. Kansas City, MO : Andrews McMeel Pub., 2002. ISBN 978-0-310-74509-9 (hardcover) — ISBN 978-0-310-74506-8 (epub) — ISBN 978-0-310-74495-5 (epub) — ISBN 978-0-310-74472-6 (epub) 1. Friendship—Quotations, maxims, etc. I. Engelbreit, Mary, editor of compilation. II. Title. PN6084.F8B59 2014 177’.62–dc23 2014004923

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For Laurie Lehman, Rena, and Christy!

—ME


I will not play at tug o’ war.I’d rather play at hug o’ war,Where everyone hugsInstead of tugs,Where everyone gigglesAnd rolls on the rug,Where everyone kisses,And everyone grins,And everyone cuddles,And everyone wins.

—SHEL SIL VERSTEIN


Smile

—AUTHOR UNKNOWN


A smile costs nothing, but gives so much.

It enriches those who receive, without making

poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but

the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is

so rich or mighty that he gets along without it and

none is so poor but that he can be made rich by it.

A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters

goodwill in business and is the countersign of

friendship. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the

discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and is nature’s

best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought,

begged, borrowed or stolen for it is something that

is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some

people are too tired to give you a smile; give them

one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he

who has no more to give.

Smile

—AUTHOR UNKNOWN


ove each other deeply. Honor others more than yourselves.

—Romans 12:10

o to others as you want them to do to you.—Luke 6:31


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