“The language of Friendship is not words, but meanings.”
- Date
- 1849
Meaning of “The language of Friendship is not words, but…”
Thoreau argues that close friendship communicates through shared understanding that can run deeper than explicit statements, explanations, or ordinary conversational exchange.
Where does it come from?
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, Wednesday; the friendship meditation contrasts true mutual understanding with the limits of conventional conversation.