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This being granted, it necessarily
follows that he is a friend who shares our joy in good fortune and our sorrow in
affliction, for our own sake and not for any other reason. For all men rejoice
when what they desire comes to pass and are pained when the contrary happens, so
that pain and pleasure are indications of their wish.
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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