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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies an

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another? – Thomas Jefferson

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Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear. – Thomas Jefferson

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So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done. – Thomas Jefferson

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When you choose your friends, dont be short-changed by choosing personality over character. – W. Somerset Maugham

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I would have told him that I appreciated his friendship through the years and that I had learned a lot from him. I really loved Frank like you do a brother. – Jimmy Carl Black

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A real friend is someone who would feel loss if you jumped on a train, or in front of one. – Author Unknown

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Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another. – Eustace Budgell

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Along about the beginning of February, when the days of winter seem endless and no amount of wistful recollecting can bring back any air of summer, I caught one of those colds which last for two days in the children and two weeks with me. – Shirley Jackson, Raising Demons, 1957

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Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies. – Pien ChIao

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