The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame.

Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

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Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.

Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.

As no roads are so rough as those that have just been mended, so no...

As no roads are so rough as those that have just been mended, so no...

War kills men, and men deplore the loss; but war also crushes bad principles and...

War kills men, and men deplore the loss; but war also crushes bad principles and...

Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost.

Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost.

The study of mathematics, like the Nile, begins in minuteness but ends in magnificence

The study of mathematics, like the Nile, begins in minuteness but ends in magnificence

The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored...

The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored...

Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase.

Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase.

There is this paradox in pride it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from...

There is this paradox in pride it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from...

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but...

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but...

Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes

Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes

Human foresight often leaves its proudest possessor only a choice of evils

Human foresight often leaves its proudest possessor only a choice of evils

The present time has one advantage over every other - it is our own.

The present time has one advantage over every other - it is our own.

Never join with your friend when he abuses his horse or his wife, unless the...

Never join with your friend when he abuses his horse or his wife, unless the...

Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her hook with truth, and no...

Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her hook with truth, and no...

I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent.

I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent.

Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship...never.

Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship...never.

The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who...

The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who...

Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.

Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.

Those who visit foreign nations, but associate only with their own country-men, change their climate,...

Those who visit foreign nations, but associate only with their own country-men, change their climate,...

That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from...

That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from...