If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only. – Arabic Proverb
Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy. – Arabic Proverb

If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only. – Arabic Proverb
Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy. – Arabic Proverb
I came to the place of my birth and cried, The friends of my youth, where are they? And echo answered, Where are they? – Arabic Proverb
Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent. I therefore show you only the best works; and when you are grounded in these, you will have a standard for the rest, which you will know how to value, without overrating them. – Johann von Goethe