Who said "The bonds of friendship are tested by time and distance."?

This quote is attributed to Alessandro Manzoni.

The bonds of friendship are tested by time and distance. - Alessandro Manzoni

"The bonds of friendship are tested by time and distance."

Alessandro Manzoni Friendship

Novelist Poet Italian 1785–1873

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