“The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.” FeelsFirstsMayEndsHappinessJoyCompanyFoolLaughterSmileMelancholy Author:Oliver Goldsmith
“Every person - whether Greek or Barbarian - who is in training for wisdom, leading a blameless, irreproachable life, chooses neither to commit injustice nor return it unto others, but to avoid the company of busybodies, and hold in contempt the places where they spend their time - courts, councils, marketplaces, assemblies - in short, every kind of meeting or reunion of thoughtless people. ... People such as these, who find their joy in virtue, celebrate a festival their whole life long.” PeopleKindPersonsLongWholeJoyCompanyVirtueReturnTrainingCourtMeetingsInjusticeWhole LifeCommitCelebrateGreekContemptCouncilFestivalsLong LifeMarketplaceAssemblyBarbariansReunionBlamelessBusybodies Author:Pierre Hadot
“At Arcueil ... I dined in distinguished company... There was a lot of very interesting discussion. It is these gatherings which are the joy of life.” JoyInterestingCompanyDiscussionAutobiographyGatheringVery InterestingDistinguishedJoy Of Life Author:Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac