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“There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful friend; Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in the winde; But love once planted in a perfect and pure minde indureth weale and woe; The frownes of fortune, come they never so unkinde, cannot the same overthrowe.”

May Wealth Perfect Friends Pure Gold Fortune Treasure Faithful Woe Worldly Faithful Friends

Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Generally speaking, among sensible persons, it would seem that a rich man deems that friend a sincere one who does not want to borrow his money; while, among the less favored with fortune's gifts, the sincere friend is generally esteemed to be the individual who is ready to lend it.”

Men Want Persons Doe Seems Individual Rich Ready Friends Fortune Sincere Sensible Rich Man Sincere Friends

Book:The Novels & Tales of the Right Hon. B. Disraeli ...: Venetia. Tancred

Source: The Novels & Tales of the Right Hon. B. Disraeli ...: Venetia. Tancred

“It is virtue which should determine us in the choice of our friends, without inquiring into their good or evil fortune.”

Should Choices Evil Virtue Friends Fortune Determine Inquiring

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“The rest of the crowd were friends of my fortune, not of me. [Lat., Caetera fortunae, non mea, turba fuit.]”

Friends Fortune Crowds

Author:Ovid

“The permanency of most friendships depends upon the continuity of good fortune.”

Friendship Depends Friends Fortune Good Fortune Continuity

Book:The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author

Source: The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author

“Friends are much better tried in bad fortune than in good.”

Friends Fortune Good Friend Bad Fortune

Book:Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study