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“Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?”

Thomas Jefferson

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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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Alliance Emotional burden Empathy Friendship Human relationships Life philosophy Psychology Self-preservation
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