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A friend is, as it were, a second self.
[Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.]
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
[Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.]
Now with my friend I desire not to share or participate, but to
engross his sorrows, that, by making read more
Now with my friend I desire not to share or participate, but to
engross his sorrows, that, by making them mine own, I may more
easily discuss them; for in mine own reason, and within myself, I
can command that which I cannot entreat without myself, and
within the circle of another.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him:
a new friend is as new read more
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him:
a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it
with pleasure.
No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.
No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.
The hardest part about being friends, is loving you so much
The hardest part about being friends, is loving you so much
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat
of my bread, hath lifted up his read more
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat
of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.
I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.