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“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
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- Source:
- Essays: First Series
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-05-01
- Hash:
- 9728b475bee4bbe26df49f2fd2e2580ffebf417097b4170407d6bb252eda2f2d
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Public domain — Essays: First Series
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