It is a common saying that many pecks of salt must be eaten before the duties of friendship can be discharged.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

When confronted by a hungry wolf, it is unwise to goad the beast, as Cato would have us do. But it is equally unwise to imagine the snarling animal a friend and offer your hand, as Pompey does." "Perhaps you would have us climb a tree!

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

I will adhere to the counsels of good men, although misfortune and death should be the consequence.

We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.

To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches.