Jean Hérault, sieur de Gourville: Defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

Defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies. — Jean Hérault, sieur de Gourville

Defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.
Of all the means which wisdom acquires to ensure happiness throughout the whole — Epicurus
Devout, yet cheerful; pious, not austere; To others lenient, to himself sincere. — J. M. Harvey
“You are my friend,” said the alien, nothing about his voice out of the ordinary — Robert Reed
Mitfreude, nicht Mitleiden, macht den Freund . — Fellowship in joy
Wir sprechen überhaupt viel zu viel. Wir sollten weniger sprechen und mehr zeich — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
People who live alone always have something on their minds that they would willi — Anton Chekhov
When law becomes optional, justice becomes elusive. — Massimo Introvigne
But that which is useful is the better. — Marcus Aurelius
El que no se hallare con ánimo de sufrir apele al retiro de sí mismo, si es que — Baltasar Gracián
Never speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can't get into — Oscar Wilde
The way of the world is to make laws , but follow custom . — Michel de Montaigne
Vita, si scias uti, longa est. Life, if thou knowest how to use it, is long enou — Seneca the Younger