There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call learning. There is, my friend, only a knowledge -- that is everywhere.
~ Hermann Hesse 1877-1962, German-born Swiss Novelist, Poet
To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.
~ Horace BC 65-8, Italian Poet
If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile.
~ Indian Proverb
Before borrowing money from a friend decide which you need most.
~ American Proverb
That's free enterprise, friends: freedom to gamble, freedom to lose. And the great thing -- the truly democratic thing about it -- is that you don't even have to be a player to lose.
~ Barbara Ehrenreich 1941-, American Author, Columnist
