

“A true friend is, as it were, a second self.”
Traced to On Friendship (-44).
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“Let the welfare of the people be the ultimate law.”
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On the Laws
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verified“Friendship makes prosperity more shining and lessens adversity by dividing and sharing it.”
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On Friendship · -44
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Letters to Friends
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verified“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
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Strength to Love · 1963
verified“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
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The Brothers Karamazov · 1879
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