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Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends,
He hurts me most who lavishly commends.
Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends,
He hurts me most who lavishly commends.
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.
An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
The hardest part about being friends, is loving you so much
The hardest part about being friends, is loving you so much
It is better to avenge a friend than to mourn for him.
It is better to avenge a friend than to mourn for him.
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.
If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.
If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.