Some friendships grow, and ripen slowly and steadily with the years. We cannot tell where they began, or how. They have become part of our lives, and we just accept them with sweet content and glad confidence.
Hugh Black
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Friendship (1898; 1903 edition), I, The Miracle of Friendship; Three complete consecutive sentences on gradually developing friendship. Surrounding contrast with sudden attachments read. Public domain.
- Friendship (1898; 1903 edition), I, The Miracle of Friendship
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