George Washington: True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the…
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
- Also quoted as
- Also quoted as “Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence; true friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.”
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- Reprove thy friend privately; commend him publicly.
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