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It is a common saying that many pecks of salt must be eaten
before the duties of friendship can read more
It is a common saying that many pecks of salt must be eaten
before the duties of friendship can be discharged.
[Lat., Vulgo dicitur multos modios salis simul edendos esse, ut
amicitia munus expletum sit.]
Guests can be, and often are, delightful, but they should never
be allowed to get the upper hand.
Guests can be, and often are, delightful, but they should never
be allowed to get the upper hand.
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life.
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life.
Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, read more
Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious.
Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity
by sharing its griefs and anxieties.
[Lat., Secundas res splendidiores read more
Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity
by sharing its griefs and anxieties.
[Lat., Secundas res splendidiores facit amicitia, et adversas
partiens communicansque leviores.]
True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost. -Charles Caleb Colton.
True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost. -Charles Caleb Colton.
Agreement in likes and dislikes--this, and this only, is what
constitutes true friendship.
Agreement in likes and dislikes--this, and this only, is what
constitutes true friendship.
Stay with those who make you feel good by thinking about them.
Stay with those who make you feel good by thinking about them.
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends. -John Churton Collins.
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends. -John Churton Collins.