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Let loving, then, be defined as wishing for
anyone the things which we believe to be good, for his sake but not for our own,
and procuring them for him
as far as lies in our power. A friend is one who loves and is loved in return,
and those who think their relationship is of this character consider themselves
friends.
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Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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