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So, conversely, it is perhaps fitting that we should go uninvited and readily to those in
misfortune （for it is the part of a friend to render service, and especially to
those in need, and without being asked, since assistance so rendered is more noble and
more pleasant for both parties）; but to the prosperous, though we should go
readily to help them （for even prosperity needs the cooperation of
friends）,1 we
should be slow in going when it is a question of enjoying their good things （for
it is not noble to be eager to receive benefits）. But doubtless we should be
careful to avoid seeming churlish in repulsing their advances, a thing that does sometimes
occur.
It appears therefore that the company of friends is desirable in all circumstances.
1 Cf. 8.1.1 fin., 2 fin.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934.
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