“A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.”
Letter 3
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Amicum qui diu quaeritur, vix invenitur, difficile servatur.
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Jerome 52
Catholic saint and Doctor of the Church 345–420Related quotes
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XII. 209 (tr. Robert Fagles).
Odyssey (c. 725 BC)
Introduction.
The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution (1950)
“The road is long and full of difficulties.”
Man and Socialism in Cuba (1965)
Context: The road is long and full of difficulties. At times we wander from the path and must turn back; at other times we go too fast and separate ourselves from the masses; on occasions we go too slow and feel the hot breath of those treading on our heels. In our zeal as revolutionists we try to move ahead as fast as possible, clearing the way, but knowing we must draw our sustenance from the mass and that it can advance more rapidly only if we inspire it by our example.
“The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo.”
“We have sought truth, and sometimes perhaps found it. But have we had any fun?”
Quoted by Geoffrey Madan (1895-1947)
“If thou hast sought happiness and missed it, but hast found wisdom instead, thou art fortunate.”
Source: Aphorisms and Reflections (1901), p. 85