To insure the probable continuance of friendship there must be a parity of station and fortune, and some kindred pursuit.
— Richard Duppa
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In language, the ignorant have prescribed laws to the learned.
Maxims, Reflections, &c (1830)
Who talks from thought and reflection is rarely eloquent; Madame de Staël was the only exception I ever knew to that rule.
Maxims, Reflections, &c (1830)
By studying trifles two of the best things in the world are neglected, knowledge, and your own understanding.
Maxims, Reflections, &c (1830)
He who praises another, and falls short of what is expected, had better have said nothing.
Maxims, Reflections, &c (1830)
Old friends are the best advisers, but seldom the most agreeable, because they are generally regardless of pleasing at the expense of truth.
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Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.
Flowers are lovely; love is flower-like;
Friendship is a sheltering tree;
Oh the joys that came down shower-like,
Of friendship, love, and liberty,
Ere I was old!
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.