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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.]
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.
False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation read more
False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to read more
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.
Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
"Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.
"Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.
There is an important difference between love and friendship. While the former delights in extremes and opposites, the latter demands read more
There is an important difference between love and friendship. While the former delights in extremes and opposites, the latter demands equality.
To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend read more
To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.