Maxioms by Charles Caleb Colton
Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their
friendship; and when they hear us praised read more
Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their
friendship; and when they hear us praised by others, will ascribe
it to sinister and interested motives if they can.
The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing.
The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing.
Friendship, of itself a holy tie, Is made more sacred by adversity.
Friendship, of itself a holy tie, Is made more sacred by adversity.
True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.
True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.
We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.
We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.