Salomon saith, There is no new thing upon the earth. So that as Plato had an imagination, that all knowledge was but remembrance; so Salomon giveth his sentence, that all novelty is but oblivion.
Francis BaconRead
Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.
Interpretation
Friendship thrives through occasional visits rather than constant interactions.
This quote by Francis Bacon suggests that the quality of friendship can be enhanced by the value placed on rare interactions versus frequent ones. By not over-committing to continual presence, each visit is more significant, allowing friendships to grow deeper and more meaningful over time.
In practice
During a speech at a reunion, one might use this quote to emphasize the importance of cherishing rare moments with friends.
Salomon saith, There is no new thing upon the earth. So that as Plato had an imagination, that all knowledge was but remembrance; so Salomon giveth his sentence, that all novelty is but oblivion.
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.
Great art is always a way of concentrating, reinventing what is called fact, what we know of our existence- a reconcentration… tearing away the veils, the attitudes people acquire of their time and earlier time. Really good artists tear down those veils
Wise men make more opportunities than they find.
Knowledge and human power are synonymous.
Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel; But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatch'd, unfledg'd comrade.
Friends of my youth, a last adieu! haply some day we meet again; _x000D_ Yet ne'er the self-same men shall meet; the years shall make us other men.
If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.
Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.
I truly believed that the cost of success for us shouldn't be the cost of failure for a good friend.
Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.
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