Jul 13, 2022 | True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“But the category of friends, which is truly the most holy of desirable things—this is not assigned to Fortune’s list but to Virtue’s.” Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy One of our greatest fears is of bad things that happen to our friends and loved ones. In a great...
Oct 27, 2021 | True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“Friendship helps the young, too, to keep from error.” Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle is intent on showing how friendship is necessary in every stage and condition in life. With characteristic insight, he points to the precise need it fulfills in each....
Sep 8, 2021 | True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“But love… adds a precious seeing to the eye…” Shakespeare “Where there is love, there is vision.” Thomas Aquinas We humans are made to see. We are also made to be seen. I think that often what really hurts us in our relationships...
Jul 21, 2021 | Ruling our Households, True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“My soul takes pleasure in three things, and they are beautiful in the sight of the Lord and of men; agreement between brothers, friendship between neighbors, and a wife and a husband who live in harmony.” Sirach I wonder what these words sound like to the young. I...
May 19, 2021 | True Friendship, True Friendship (Featured Posts), Wednesday Quotes
“Those who have a host of friends and are on familiar terms with everybody seem to be real friends of no one.” Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics It is our worst nightmare. Everyone else has real friends. But somehow I don’t, because I’m just not up to it, or people just...
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