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He makes no friends who never made a foe.
He makes no friends who never made a foe.
Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.
Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.
No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.
No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.
You must therefore love me, myself, and not my circumstances, if
we are to be real friends.
You must therefore love me, myself, and not my circumstances, if
we are to be real friends.
There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend
sincere enough to tell him disagreeable read more
There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend
sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.
A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.
So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is read more
So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.
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.]