
No. 97
Apophthegms (1624)
Jacula Prudentum (1651)
Variant: 292. The best mirrour is an old friend.
No. 97
Apophthegms (1624)
No. 97
Apophthegms (1624)
Context: Alonso of Aragon was wont to say in commendation of age, that 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.
“Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet.”
Friends.
Table Talk (1689)
“You’re my best friend, Shmuel,’ he said. ‘My best friend for life.”
Source: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
“Your Worst Enemy Could Be Your Best Friend && Your Best Friend Your Worst Enemy”
“I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.”
She Stoops to Conquer (1771), Act I
Source: The Vicar of Wakefield