An Essay on Friendship, 1726 [ Concepts ]
… and will introduce peace and happiness among men. The Love of mankind is a genuine dictate of reason, and nature herself hath implanted in our breasts tender sentiments of humanity towards others ; and as this duty is highly reasonable, … we may always be furnished with a set of parasites, that will serve us thus far : But if to be a Friend is to be another Self, and if he be under indispensable obligations, on all occasions, to deal with us in an ingenuous manner ; if none …
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