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[5]
Again, it is difficult to share intimately in the joys and sorrows of
many people; for one may very likely be called upon to rejoice with one and to mourn with
another at the same time.
Perhaps therefore it is a good rule not to seek to have as many friends as possible, but
only as many as are enough to form a circle of associates. Indeed it would appear to be
impossible to be very friendly with many people, for the same reason as it is impossible
to be in love with several people. Love means friendship in the superlative degree, and
that must be with one person only; so also warm friendship is only possible with a few.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934.
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