Muhammad Ali:

A friend is one who will not even consider his life for you. 

That's a friend

Everybody you name are with me for money and for what they can get 

I don't have no friends 

I wrote a poem that says...

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"Friendship is a priceless gift
That cannot be bought or sold,
But its value is far greater
Than a mountain made of gold. 

For gold is cold and lifeless,
It can neither see nor hear,
And in the time of trouble
It is powerless to cheer. 

It has no ears to listen,
No heart to understand,
It cannot bring you comfort
Or reach out a helping hand

So when you ask god for a gift 

Be thankful if he sends 

not diamonds, pearls, or riches, 

But the love of a real true friends."

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You see friends are very rare.  

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- What do you think about his poem? 

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- Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?

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- What does he mean by "friendship" is priceless? 

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- What does he mean "in the time of trouble, It is powerless to cheer."? 

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- What does he mean by "So when you ask god for a gift, Be thankful if he sends not diamonds, pearls, or riches, But the love of a real true friends."

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- What does he mean by "real friends"? 

 

-What would you rate the poem on a 1-10 scale? 1 being terrible, 5 in the middle, and 10 being excellent

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External Links:​

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CTVtn7LRH1A

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- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ozj0Fa7gQeE

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