“Não importunes um homem cuja amizade prezas, pois o mendigares dele te desacreditaria no seu conceito.”
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There is no greater desert or wilderness then to be without true friends. For without friendship, society is but meeting. And as it is certain, that in bodies inanimate, union strengtheneth any natural motion, and weakeneth any violent motion; So amongst men, friendship multiplieth joys, and divideth griefs. Therefore, whosoever wanteth fortitude, let him worship Friendship. For the yoke of Friendship maketh the yoke of fortune more light.
The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 6 - página 558 https://books.google.com.br/books?id=99cVnf7FnCUC&pg=PA558, Francis Bacon, William Rawley, James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath, Editora Longmans, 1858
“Realmente, infeliz o homem cuja fama torna suas desgraças famosas.”