Friends are thieves of time.

Friends are thieves of time.

Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.