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English poet and playwright 1685–1732Related quotes

“92. A Father is a Treasure, a Brother a Comfort; but a Friend is both.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1747) : A Father's a Treasure; a Brother's a Comfort; a Friend is both.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

Speech, after he took power, in 1964. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4283169

Source: On the Mystical Body of Christ, p.436

[Robert Fisk: Freedom, democracy and human rights in Syria, Robert Fisk, THE INDEPENDENT, 16 September 2010, http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-freedom-democracy-and-human-rights-in-syria-2080463.html]

“A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother.”

A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, First Part.
First Part of Narrative