| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 23011 |
| QUOTATION: | When all is said and done, friendship is the only trustworthy fabric of the affections. So-called love is a delirious inhuman state of mind: when hot it substitutes indulgence for fair play; when cold it is cruel, but friendship is warmth in cold, firm ground in a bog. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Miles Franklin (1879–1954), Australian author. ch. 19, My Career Goes Bung (written 1900, publ. 1946). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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