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Cordial friendship has a supreme taste. |
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If as one fares, one does not find a companion who is better or equal,
let one resolutely pursue the solitary course there can be no
fellowship with the fool. |
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Just as the flattery of a friend can pervert, so the insult of an
enemy can sometimes correct. |
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Know these four groups of people to be true friends, who help and
give support, friends who share hardship as well as fortune, friends
who point out benefit and friends who love. |
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He who persevers and endures is bound to gain friends, fortune, honor,
and perpetual happiness. |
