Time draweth wrinkles in a fair face, but addeth fresh colors to a fast friend, which neither heat, nor cold, nor misery, nor place, nor destiny, can alter or diminish
Interpretation
Time may change our appearance, but true friendship deepens and endures regardless of circumstances.
This quote by John Lyly highlights the contrasting effects of time on physical beauty and deep human connections. While our faces may develop wrinkles as we age, the bonds we form with true friends only become stronger, enriched by shared experiences and resilience against life's adversities. True friendship is not swayed by external conditions or the passage of time; it remains constant and vibrant.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of enduring friendships.
A heat full of coldness, a sweet full of bitterness, a pain full of pleasantness, which maketh thoughts have eyes and hearts ears, bred by desire, nursed by delight, weaned by jealousy, kill'd by dissembling, buried by ingratitude, and this is love.
It would be the death of you to come with me, Sam," said Frodo, "and I could not have borne that." "Not as certain as being left behind," said Sam. "But I am going to Mordor." "I know that well enough, Mr. Frodo. Of course you are. And I'm coming with you.
You don't appreciate things until they're gone. For me, I miss my friends; I don't miss boxing, I miss the camaraderie.
Oh, Eeyore, you are wet!β said Piglet, feeling him. Eeyore shook himself, and asked somebody to explain to Piglet what happened when you had been inside a river for quite a long time.
I'm so happy because today I found my friends - they're in my head.
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
How unspeakably the lengthening of memories in common endears our old friends!
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