A letter, timely writ, is a rivet to the chain of affection;
And a letter, untimely delayed, is as rust to the solder.


Proverbial philosophy: in 4 ser., now first complete (ed. 1871)

Martin Farquhar Tupper Quotes

A letter, timely writ, is a rivet to the chain of affection; And a letter, untimely delayed, is as rust to the solder.

A letter, timely writ, is a rivet to the chain of affection; And a letter, untimely delayed, is as rust to the solder.

A letter, timely writ, is a rivet to the chain of affection; And a letter, untimely delayed, is as rust to the solder.

A letter, timely writ, is a rivet to the chain of affection; And a letter, untimely delayed, is as rust to the solder.