Friends are the leaders of the bosom, being more ourselves than we are, and we complement our affections in theirs.
Amos Bronson Alcott (1868). “Tablets”, p.84
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Friends are the leaders of the bosom, being more ourselves than we are, and we complement our affections in theirs.