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"Spanish alone was understood or spoken here; our friend, the countryman, stuck to us most nobly, he understood us not a bit better than the rest but saw that we were in distress and would not desert us."
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"False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade."
"Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity."
"We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone."
"When you share your moments of joy with friends, that memory lasts forever."
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"Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends."
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