“Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.”
Publilio Siro Latin writer
Maxim 872
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave
“In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.”
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British literary critic 1848–1908Related quotes
“In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that is not exactly displeasing.”
François de La Rochefoucauld book Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
Dans l'adversité de nos meilleurs amis, nous trouvons toujours quelque chose qui ne nous déplaît pas.
Maxim 99. This maxim is found only in the 1665 edition, and was removed by the author in later editions.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
“Let us greedily enjoy our friends, because we do not know how long this privilege will be ours.”
Seneca the Younger book Epistulae morales ad Lucilium
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LXIII
“Thou through such a mist dost show us,
That our best friends do not know us.”
Charles Lamb (1775–1834) English essayist
A Farewell to Tobacco (1805)
“Anger is only our friend when we know its caliber and how to aim it.”
Neal Shusterman (1962) American novelist
Source: UnWholly
“Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends.”
Publilio Siro Latin writer
Maxim 35
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
Byron Katie (1942) American spiritual writer
Source: Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life