Ur be the things I am wiser to know: Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe. Four be the things I'd been better without: Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt. Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne. Three be the things I shall have till I die: Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye. Dorothy Parker
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A friend is someone who will be there for you when you need them. A foe is someone who will try to take advantage of you. Love is a beautiful emotion that brings a person together with a certain person and they share many wonderful experiences together. Curiosity can be a wonderful thing, but sometimes it can cause a person to do things they would not normally do, which causes them harm.

Freckles are tiny little dots on the face of a person, which can cause someone to feel self-conscious about their appearance. Doubt is the state of uncertainty that many people have at times. Envy is the feeling of wanting something that someone else has or has had.

Sufficient champagne means that a person does not need anything more than enough happiness to live a happy life. These are all great things to have in your life, but just because they might not have been good for you at some point in time doesn’t necessarily mean that they aren’t great now.

Source: The Complete Poems Of Dorothy Parker

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