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If i had a friend and loved him because of the benefits which this brought me and because of getting my own way, then it would not be my friend that i loved but myself. i should love my friend on account of his own goodness and virtues and account of all that he is in himself. only if i love my friend in this way do i love him properly.
-Meister Eckhart
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If I Had A Friend And Loved

Meister Eckhart
If i had a friend and loved him because of the benefits which this brought me and because of getting my own way, then it would not be my friend that i loved but myself. i should love my friend on account of his own goodness and virtues and account of all that he is in himself. only if i love my friend in this way do i love him properly.
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