True friendship is self-love at second hand; where, as in a flattering…

William Hazlitt
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True friendship is self-love at second hand; where, as in a flattering mirror we may see our virtues magnified and our errors softened, and where we may fancy our opinion of ourselves confirmed by an impartial and faithful witness. ✨ William Hazlitt (1870). The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things, p.114
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