Do not think you must only write to your friends when you can tell them you are happy; they will not misunderstand you in the dark hour, nor think you forsaken, if cast down.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Letter to a young friend, 1837 — Woman in the Nineteenth Century and Kindred Papers; Complete sentence from the letter headed TO THE SAME, 1837, following TO A YOUNG FRIEND. Context and preceding letter read; no recipient name supplied in this edition. Public domain.
- Letter to a young friend, 1837 — Woman in the Nineteenth Century and Kindred Papers
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