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Aristotle on Friendship

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“Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.”
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“Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.”
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“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”
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“Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.”
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“The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.”
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“When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition.”
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