We come into the world alone and we die alone. Why, in life, should we be any less alone?
Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he - That when they speak truth they are not believed.
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
If you are to be kept right, you must possess either good friends or red-hot enemies. The one will warn you, the other will expose you.
He has the most who is most content with the least.
All things are in common among friends.