A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.
“Moreover, I, on my side, require of every writer, first or last, a simple and sincere account of his own life, and not merely what he has heard of other men’s lives.”
“The essence of friendship is entireness, a total magnanimity and trust.”
“Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.”
An examination of friendship as a relationship founded on sincerity, mutual respect, independence, trust, and the recognition of another person’s character.