330
As gold is tried by the furnace, and the baser metal shown, so the hollow-hearted friend is known by adversity.
Metastasio.
331
The rose does not bloom without thorns. True, but would that the thorns did not outlive the rose.
Richter.
332
Truth from the mouth of an honest man and severity from a good-natured man have a double effect.
Hazlitt.
333
Most virgins marry, just as nuns
The same thing the same way renounce;
Before they’ve wit to understand
The bold attempt, they take in hand;
Or, having stayed and lost their tides,
Are out of season grown for brides.
Butler.