--_Tennyson_.

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Friendship is a union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond
thereof virtue.

--_Penn_.

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Friendship that makes the least noise is very often the most useful; for
which reason I should prefer a prudent friend to a zealous one.

--_Addison_.

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Friendship, like love, is but a name
Unless to one you stint the flame.
The child, whom many fathers share,
Hath seldom known a father's care.
'Tis thus in friendships; who depends
On many, rarely finds a friend.

--_Gay_.

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Friend is a word of royal tone;