 Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals, or where the superiority on one side is reduced by some equivalent advantage on the other. Benefits which cannot be repaid, and obligations which cannot be discharged, are not commonly found to increase...  Common Sense - Página 101906Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 334 páginas
...and can preserve the sacred flame of friendship from the gusts of pride and the rubbish of interest. Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals, or...be fidelity, and zeal, and admiration, there cannot he friendship. Thus imperfect are all earthly blessings ; the great effect of friendship is beneficence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 páginas
...of friendship from the gusts of pride, and the rubbish of interest Friendship is seldom lasting hut between equals, or where the superiority on one side...fidelity, and zeal, and admiration, there cannot be friendship. Thus imperfect are all earthly blessings ; the great effect of friendship is beneficence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 páginas
...and can preserve the sacred flame of friendship from the gusts of pride, and the rubbish of interest Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals, or...be discharged, are not commonly found to increase afii'ction ; they excito gratitude, indeed, and heighten veneration ; but commonly take away that easy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 páginas
...and can preserve the sacred flame of friendship from the gusts of pride, and the rubbish of interest Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals, or...without which, though there may be fidelity, and zeal, nnd admiration, there cannot be friendship. Thus imperfect are all earthly blessings ; the great effect... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 624 páginas
...and can preserve the sacred flame of friendship from the gusts of pride, and the rubbish of interest. Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals, or...discharged, are not commonly found to increase affection j they excite gratitude, indeed, nnd heighten veneration; but commonly take away that easy freedom... | |
 | Richard Duppa, Quatremère de Quincy (M.) - 1856 - 554 páginas
...almost given a translation of this madrigal. — " Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals. Benefits which cannot be repaid, and obligations which...commonly take away that easy freedom and familiarity of interourse, without which, though there may be fidelity, zeal, and admiration, there cannot be friendship."... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 páginas
...insidious of all the enemies of friendship, has the least chance of originating. Dr. Johnson says : " Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals, or...repaid, and obligations which cannot be discharged, nre not commonly found to increase affection; they excite gratitude indeed, and heighten veneration,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1856 - 434 páginas
...and can preserve the sacred flame of friendship from the gusts of pride and the rubbish of interest. Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals, or...which, though there may be fidelity, and zeal, and VOL. XVII. 3 admiration, there cannot be friendship. Thus imperfect are all earthly blessings ; the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1861 - 408 páginas
...insidious of all the enemies of friendship, has the least chance of originating. Dr. Johnson says : "Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals,...fidelity, and zeal, and admiration, there cannot be friendship." — The Rambler, No. 64. 2 In such a case, gratitude and admiration exist on the one hand,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1873 - 266 páginas
...Pylades and Orestes, Damon and Pythias, &c. On this subject Johnson, in The Rambler, No. 64, says : ' Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals, or...fidelity, and zeal, and admiration, there cannot be friendship. in them ; but if they see there may be life in the matter by some other mean,1 they will... | |
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