C.J. Langenhoven

Quotes by C.J. Langenhoven

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Poet who wrote Die Stem · South African · 1873–1932

South African poet who wrote Die Stem (1873–1932)

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“Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected.”

“Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected. ”

“If you really want to hurt, find someone who loves you.”

“Adversity removes the friends prosperity has harvested.”

“To test a man, determine how much it takes to make him lie.”

“It does not mean much to be important. The most important man at a burial is dead.”

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friendship authority advice character test hurt love adversity prosperity choice reality world team teamwork work important

“Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected. ”
— C.J. Langenhoven
friendship

“Never offer unsolicited advice. The receiver might not know that you are smarter than him.”
— C.J. Langenhoven
advice

“To test a man, determine how much it takes to make him lie.”
— C.J. Langenhoven
character test

“If you really want to hurt, find someone who loves you.”
— C.J. Langenhoven
hurt love

“Adversity removes the friends prosperity has harvested.”
— C.J. Langenhoven
adversity friendship prosperity

“God made the world like a knife. We have the choice to take it by the handle or the blade.”
— C.J. Langenhoven
choice reality world

“Don't listen to a man who says we have to work together as a team. He means we have to work as he says.”
— C.J. Langenhoven
authority team teamwork work

“It does not mean much to be important. The most important man at a burial is dead.”
— C.J. Langenhoven
authority important

“Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected.”
— C.J. Langenhoven
friendship