Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.