y; a man that strives to make
himself different from other men by much reading gains this chiefest
good, that in all fortunes he hath something to entertain and
comfort himself withal.

_Selden._

477.

Friendship throws a greater lustre on prosperity, while it lightens
adversity by sharing in its griefs and troubles.

_Cicero._

478.

There is nothing more becoming a wise man than to make choice of
friends, for by them thou shalt be judged what thou art. Let them
therefore be wise and virtuous, and none of those that follow thee
for gain; but make election rather of thy betters than thy
inferiors; shunning always such as are poor and needy, for if thou
givest twenty gifts and refuse to do the like but once, all that
thou hast done will be lost, and such men will become thy mortal
enemies.

_Sir W. Raleigh, to his Son._

479.

Learning is like Scanderbeg's sword, either good or bad according to
him who hath it: an excellent weapon, if well used; otherwise, like
a sharp razor in the hand of a child.

_R. Chamberlain._

480.

The greater part of mankind employ their first years to make their
last miserable.

_La Bruyere._

481.

I hate the miser, whose unsocial breast
Locks from the world his useless stores.
Wealth by the bounteous only is enjoyed,
Whose treasures, in diffusive good employed,
The rich return of fame and friends procure,
And 'gainst a sad reverse a safe retreat secure.

_Pindar._

482.

Wisdom alone is the true and unalloyed coin for which we ought to
exchange all things, for this and with this everything is bought and
sold--fortitude, temperance, and justice; in a word, true virtue
subsists with wisdom.

_Plato._

483.

If thou intendest to do a good act, do it quickly, and then thou
wilt excite gratitude; a favour if it be slow in being conferred
causes ingratitude.

_Ausonius._

484.

'Tis those who reverence the old
That are the men versed in the Faith;
Worthy of praise while in this life,
And happy in the life to come.