"La amistad no es más que otro nombre para una alianza con las locuras y las desgracias de otros. Nuestra propia cuota de miserias es suficiente: ¿por qué entonces entrar como voluntarios en las de otro?"
— Thomas Jefferson
Simplified Meaning:
The quote means that being friends with someone often means sharing in their problems and mistakes. It suggests that since we already have our own problems to deal with, why should we take on someone else's problems too?
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