Quote#Friendship
These hearts which suck up friendship like water, and yield it again…
Quote byJane Porter · 1776–1850
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney; with Remarks (1807), "Falsehood, Treachery, and Slander".
English (original)
These hearts which suck up friendship like water, and yield it again with the first touch, might as well expect to squeeze a sponge and find it hold its moisture, as to retain affections which they are forever dashing from them.
— Jane Porter
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