From an Islamic Greeting Card...
TopazOwl

Wed Mar  7 19:29:27 2001
A friend *br*is one to whom one may pour *br*     out all the contents of one's heart, *br*chaff and grain together, *br*knowing that the gentlest of hands *br*     will take and sift it, *br*keep what is worth keeping, *br*     and, with a breath of kindness, *br*          blow the rest away. *br*                    - Arabian Proverb *br*