I was always a believer, and am so at this day more than ever, in the happiness of genuine human intercourse, but I prefer solitude to the false imitation of it.
Philip Gilbert Hamerton
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Human Intercourse, preface (1898 edition); Exact complete sentence in the preface; surrounding paragraphs read. Intercourse means human companionship/conversation here. Hamerton contrasts authentic friendship, even in humble accommodation, with empty social performance. Public-domain text; not an Em
- Human Intercourse, preface (1898 edition)
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