Desire and Delight of a True Friendship

"In true frienship i give myself to my friend more than i endeavor to attract him to me. I am not only better pleased in doing him service than if he incur benefit upon me but more over i would rather he should do himself good than me good." We define a friend as one who wishes and does what is good for the sake of his friend as one who wishes his friend to exist and to live for his own sake, which is what Mothers wish for their children and as one who grieves with and rejoices with his friend.