Quote#Friendship
Friendship and domestic happiness are continually praised; yet how…
Quote byMary Wollstonecraft · 1759–1797
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letters Written in Sweden (1796), Letter 12.
English (original)
Friendship and domestic happiness are continually praised; yet how little is there of either in the world, because it requires more cultivation of mind to keep awake affection, even in our own hearts, than the common run of people suppose.
— Mary Wollstonecraft
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