Those who want friends to whom to open their griefs, are cannibals of their own hearts.
Diejenigen, die Freunde suchen, denen sie ihren Kummer offenbaren können, sind Kannibalen ihrer eigenen Herzen.
Francis Bacon
Franchis Bacon, Bacon von Verulam (1561 – 1626), englischer Philosoph, Jurist, Staatsmann. Wegbereiter des Empirismus
aus: „The essays or Counsels, civil and moral of Francis Bacon“ [first published in 1597, and as he left them newly written and published in 1625] including also his Apophthegms, Elegant sentences and Wisdom of the ancients. Verlag: Chicago, Donohue, Henneberry & Co. Seite 422