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The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essays: First Series (Emerson) · 1841
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VirtueFriendshipReciprocity
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Essay
Time
1841
Person
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Friendship." The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by Brooks Atkinson. Modern Library, 2000.
Original citation
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Friendship." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

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