The truth is that a friendship cannot be formed in the spirit of a tourist, who is above all in search of the romantic and the picturesque.
Arthur Christopher Benson
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- At Large (1908), Chapter III, “Friendship”; Complete sentence contrasting lasting friendship with a tourist’s search for novelty. Surrounding discussion of comradeship, gradual knowledge and accepting imperfections read. Benson’s own prose, not the proverbs or quoted speakers elsewhere in the chapte
- At Large (1908), Chapter III, “Friendship”
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