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A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is
a friend that sticketh closer than a read more
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is
a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful
friend;
Gold some decayeth, and worldly read more
There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful
friend;
Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in
the winde;
But love once planted in a perfect and pure minde indureth weale
and woe;
The frownes of fortune, come they never so unkinde, cannot the
same overthrowe.
- edited by John Payne Collier,
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your read more
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
Let us be friends, Cinna, it is I who invite you to be so.
[Fr., Soyons amis, Cinna, c'est read more
Let us be friends, Cinna, it is I who invite you to be so.
[Fr., Soyons amis, Cinna, c'est moi qui t'en convie.]
When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume
When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume
He makes no friends who never made a foe.
He makes no friends who never made a foe.
Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.
Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, read more
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.