We should choose friends whom we can take into every part of our life, into every closest communion, into every holy joy of our heart, into every consecration and service, into every hope, and between whom and us there shall never be a point at which we shall not be in sympathy. We ought to accept only the friendship that will bring blessing to our lives, that will enrich our character, that will stimulate us to better and holier things, that will weave threads of silver and gold into our web of life, whose every influence will be a lasting benediction.