Flatterers are like parasitic plants that hug the trunk and branches of a tree to better use and consume it.
Common enemies; close friends!
Eddie
There is greatness in enduring life without small illusions.
Friedrich Nietzsche
If a man does not make new friends as he progresses in life, he will soon find himself alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendships in continual repair.
Samuel Johnson
from the innocence of childhood until extreme old age, he will continue exactly like this, only attributing interest and greatness to that which is at the service of his person and of...
Rachel de Queiroz
Say what you want about the Ten Commandments, we should be happy that they are no more than ten.
H.L. Mencken