True friends appear less moved than counterfeit.

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Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.

Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.

Oh, woman, woman! When to ill thy mind is bent, all Hell contains no fouler...

Oh, woman, woman! When to ill thy mind is bent, all Hell contains no fouler...

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and...

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and...

For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are...

For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are...

Wisdom never lies

Wisdom never lies

Even were sleep is concerned, too much is a bad thing.

Even were sleep is concerned, too much is a bad thing.

To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have...

To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have...

Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and...

Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and...

Even his griefs are a joy, long after, to one that remembers all that he...

Even his griefs are a joy, long after, to one that remembers all that he...

By mutual confidence and mutual aid - great deeds are done, and great discoveries made

By mutual confidence and mutual aid - great deeds are done, and great discoveries made

In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!

In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!

Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing...

Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing...

Too much rest becomes a pain

Too much rest becomes a pain

Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.

Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.

The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a...

The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a...

How vain, without the merit, is the name.

How vain, without the merit, is the name.

Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his...

Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his...

Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing...

Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing...

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.