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Before those who loved him, his memory shines like a reproach; they honour him for silent lessons; they cherish his example; and in what remains before them of their toil, fear to be unworthy of the dead.
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The powers and the ground of friendship is a mystery; but, looking back, I can discern that, in part, we loved the thing he was, for some shadow of what he was to be.
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Indeed, the ideal story is that of two people who go into love step for step, with a fluttered consciousness, like a pair of children venturing together into a dark room.
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The very flexibility and ease which make men's friendships so agreeable while they endure, make them the easier to destroy and forget.
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Most men, when they repent, oblige their friends to share the bitterness of that repentance.