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Francis Marion Crawford

No one person can possibly combine all the elements supposed to make up what everyone means by friendship.

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Friendship is made up of many different qualities, and it’s unrealistic to expect one person to have them all. Each friend may bring different strengths, so the ideal of a perfect friend is actually a combination of many people’s traits.

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