Quote#Friendship
Friendship is often outgrown; and his former child’s clothes will no…
Quote byArthur Helps · 1813–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: First Series (1847, 1853), Bk. 1, Ch. 1: ‘Unreasonable Claims in Social Affections and Relations’.
English (original)
Friendship is often outgrown; and his former child’s clothes will no more fit a man than some of his former friendships.
— Arthur Helps
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