Rabbi Yehoshua says

Rabbi Yehoshua says: A good friend. A "good friend" is one who gives his friend advice. Rabbi Yehoshua considers this practice superior to having "a good eye" because it engages more of our faculties. The quality of "a good eye" develops only the faculty of observation, whereas giving good advice also exercises speech. Since that entails concentration and effort, it is a more substantial quality than "a good eye," which is simply a benign attitude

— from The Flight Plan (Purpose/Wisdom/Risk) · Maharal of Prague Pirkel Avos: A Commentary based on selections from Maharal's Derech Chai

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