The Blessed Buddha
once explained:
Who is welcoming and friendly,
Generous, open and unselfish,
A guide, an instructor, a leader,
Such one will gain much honour!
Digha Nikāya 31
The friend who is a helping companion,
The friend both in happiness and misery,
The friend who gives good
& sound advice,
The friend who really cares & understands...
These four, the clever knows as
good Friends!
These 4 heroes, one should cherish devotedly,
as a mother nurses her own
only child.
Digha Nikāya 31
If one finds a wise and intelligent friend,
who lives a good,
correct & fully pure life,
Then, overcoming all obstacles, one should
always keep his joyous
and alert company...
Dhammapada 328
