关于友谊(On friendship)

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friendshipisoneofthegreatestpleasurethatpeoplecanenjoy.itimpliesloyalty,cordiality,sympathy,affectionandreadinesstohelp.realfriendsarethosewhocansharealloursorrowsanddoubleallourjoys.nomanmakesmostofhislife,eitherinbusinessorinsociety,withoutcarefullyandconscientiouslystrivingtowintherightkindoffriendsashegoesalong.

truefriendscherishtheidealsandfeelingswithyou;theywillnotdesertyouwhenyouareinhotwaters;theywillnotflatterortakeadvantageofyouwhenyouhavewonvictory;andtheywilladviceyousincerelywhenyouareledastray.

weshouldchoosethoseasourfriendswhohavegoodcharacter,superiorabilityandkindlinessofheart.we’lltreatourfriendswithcourtesy,becarefulnottointerfereunreasonablywiththem,ornotridiculetheirproceedings.weshouldfivetheirmistakesandtrytohelpthemasmuchaspossible.ifwetrytodothesethings,we’llretainourfriendsandkeepthesacredlampoffriendshipburningallourlife.