"We rejoice in the joys of our..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
We rejoice in the joys of our friends as much as we do our own, and we are equally grieved at their sorrows. Wherefore the wise people will feel toward their friends as they do toward themselves, and whatever labor they would encounter with a view to their own pleasure, they will encounter also for the sake of their friends.
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More on Friendship
“Come, Mr. Frodo!' he cried. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you and it as well. So up you get! Come on, Mr. Frodo dear! Sam will give you a ride. Just tell him where to go, and he'll go”
“Come sit with me! Let us drink the holy wine of happiness.”
“A friend should bear his friend's infirmities.”
More on Empathy
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