"True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation."
― George Washington
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Friendship
― George Washington
More From George Washington
- "The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments."
- "Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."
- "Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
More In Friendship
- "Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness."― Euripides
- "Love between man and man is impossible because there must not be sexual intercourse and friendship between man and woman is impossible because there must be sexual intercourse."― James Joyce
- "My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked back on them. But my circle of acquaintances had gradually grown so large that it was only natural new friendships should grow out of it."― Georg Brandes