Be courteous to all, but intimate with few,
and let those few be well tried before you
give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant
of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the
shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
and let those few be well tried before you
give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant
of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the
shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
George Washington, 1st President of USA