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A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.
A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him read more
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
In my friend, I find a second self.
In my friend, I find a second self.
 Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet 
never really meet; and two others at read more 
 Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet 
never really meet; and two others at first speech are old 
friends. 
 Agreement in likes and dislikes--this, and this only, is what 
constitutes true friendship.  
 Agreement in likes and dislikes--this, and this only, is what 
constitutes true friendship. 
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
Friendship is neither a formality nor a mode: it is rather a life.
Friendship is neither a formality nor a mode: it is rather a life.
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that read more
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
 Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity 
by sharing its griefs and anxieties.
 [Lat., Secundas res splendidiores read more 
 Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity 
by sharing its griefs and anxieties.
 [Lat., Secundas res splendidiores facit amicitia, et adversas 
partiens communicansque leviores.]