“May I have a few friends and many books - both true.”
“May I a small house and large garden have;And a few friends,And many books, both true.”
“Ah yet, ere I descend to the grave, May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, and many books, both true, both wise and both delightful too.”
“Ere I descend to th' grave,May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, and many books.”
“I truly believe that if you have more friends than books, you have too many friends. Or not enough books. Probably both.”
“Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable."Louisa May Alcott”