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Just a kindly hand extended

Out to one who’s unbefriended;

Just the will to give or lend,

This will make you someone’s friend.

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)
What kind of emotions
Than is earned by people clever are being expressed by the
Just a Minute!
poet about friendship?
In what’s merely self-endeavor.
life skill emotional intelligence

You’ll have friends instead of neighbors
unbefriended: friendless
For the profits of your labors; glory: a special cause for pride
trifling: small and not
You’ll be richer in the end important
self-endeavor: making an effort
Than a prince, if you’re a friend. to achieve a goal or improve
oneself
—Edgar Guest

About the Poet
Edgar Albert Guest (1881–1959) was an American poet whose poems present a deeply sentimental and optimistic
view of everyday life. His first poem was published on 11 December 1898. He published more than twenty volumes of
poetry and is believed to have written over 11,000 poems.

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