Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
[Lat., Poscunt fidem secunda, at adversa exigunt.]

Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
[Lat., Poscunt fidem secunda, at adversa exigunt.]

Be slow to fall into friendship, but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Be slow to fall into friendship, but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your read more

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart

An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she read more

An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she weren't.

I never will desert Mr. Micawber.

I never will desert Mr. Micawber.

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their read more

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination.

So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found,
Among the faithless faithful only he.

So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found,
Among the faithless faithful only he.

Another of our highly prized virtues is fidelity. We are immensely pleased with ourselves when we are faithful.

Another of our highly prized virtues is fidelity. We are immensely pleased with ourselves when we are faithful.