In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he has all other goods.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Without friends, no one would want to live, even if he had all other goods.