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“The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.”

— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IX (translation)

About Aristotle

384 BC – 322 BC

Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath whose writings covered nearly every subject. His ethics, logic, and philosophy of mind continue to shape Western thought.

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