The cause and the effect are indeed reciprocal; for were the World better there wou’d be more Friendship, and were there more Friendship we shou’d have a better World.
Mary Astell
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, part I, pp. 90–91 (1697 edition); Complete sentence in discussion of virtuous friendship in her proposed women’s religious and educational community. Surrounding pages89–95 read. Own prose, not the borrowed “Charity contracted” passage. Original spelling; page numbe
- A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, part I, pp. 90–91 (1697 edition)
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