A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all to acquire.

Quote by Francois La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Blessings Quotes, Friendship Quotes

It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as...

It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as...

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

The mind cannot long act the role of the heart.

The mind cannot long act the role of the heart.

Love is a wild bird that no one can tame. It's useless to chase it...

Love is a wild bird that no one can tame. It's useless to chase it...

However evil men may be they dare not be openly hostile to virtue, and so...

However evil men may be they dare not be openly hostile to virtue, and so...

The veracity which increases with old age is not far from folly.

The veracity which increases with old age is not far from folly.

Few persons have sufficient wisdom to prefer censure, which is useful, to praise which deceives...

Few persons have sufficient wisdom to prefer censure, which is useful, to praise which deceives...

Most women do not grieve so much for the death of their lovers for love's-sake,...

Most women do not grieve so much for the death of their lovers for love's-sake,...

Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they...

Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they...

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune

Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.

Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.

In the old age of love as in life we still survive for the evils,...

In the old age of love as in life we still survive for the evils,...

Fortune and humor govern the world.

Fortune and humor govern the world.

Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as...

Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as...

Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is...

Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is...

The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.

The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.

We may give advice, but we can't inspire conduct

We may give advice, but we can't inspire conduct

Nothing is given so profusely as advice

Nothing is given so profusely as advice

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do...

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do...

Never belittle a good deed, no matter how small. The last thing that someone trying...

Never belittle a good deed, no matter how small. The last thing that someone trying...