The only way to have a friend is to be one.

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  A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

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  To be great is to be misunderstood.

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  Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.

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  He who thinks he can find in himself the means of doing without others is much mistaken; but he who thinks others cannot do without him is still more mistaken.

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  Backbite: to speak of a man as you find him when he can’t find you.

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  The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.

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