“ It is the fate of most men who mingle with the world, and attain even the prime of life, to make many real friends, and lose them in the course of nature. ”
Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers (1836). copy citation
| Author | Charles Dickens |
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| Source | The Pickwick Papers |
| Topic | fate life |
| Date | 1836 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/580/580-h/580-h.htm |
Context
“We, who have no such optical powers, are better pleased to take our last parting look at the visionary companions of many solitary hours, when the brief sunshine of the world is blazing full upon them.
It is the fate of most men who mingle with the world, and attain even the prime of life, to make many real friends, and lose them in the course of nature. It is the fate of all authors or chroniclers to create imaginary friends, and lose them in the course of art. Nor is this the full extent of their misfortunes; for they are required to furnish an account of them besides.”
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