Hard Ground

Famous quotes containing the words hard and/or ground:

“A pious woman’s neighbor, a philanthropist’s child, a liberal’s servant—these three have a hard life.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

“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.”
—Miles Franklin (1879–1954)