. Friendship . refer to be lovedrather than to love, if only one of thealternatives were permitted. That springsfrom the root of selfishness in humannature, which makes us think that pos-session brings happiness. But the gloryof life is to love, not to be loved; to give,not to get; to serve, not to be served. Itmay not be our fault that we cannot re-spond to the offer of friendship or love,but it is our misfortune. The secret isrevealed to the other, and hid from gain is to the other, and the loss is tous. The miracle is the love, and to thelover comes the wonder of it, and the T
. Friendship . refer to be lovedrather than to love, if only one of thealternatives were permitted. That springsfrom the root of selfishness in humannature, which makes us think that pos-session brings happiness. But the gloryof life is to love, not to be loved; to give,not to get; to serve, not to be served. Itmay not be our fault that we cannot re-spond to the offer of friendship or love,but it is our misfortune. The secret isrevealed to the other, and hid from gain is to the other, and the loss is tous. The miracle is the love, and to thelover comes the wonder of it, and the THE „ CULTUREOF FBIENDSHIP How were Friendship possible? In mutual devoted,ness to the Good and True: otherwise impossible, exceptas Armed Neutrality, or hollow Commercial League. Aman, be the Heavens ever praised, is sufficient for ; yet were ten men, united in Leve, capable of beingand of doing what ten thousand singly would fail is the help man can yield to man. Carlyle, Sartor t THE C ULTUREOF FRIENDSHIP
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