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The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him.
The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him.
Approximate author period: c. 1938 AD · modern
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- Cyril Connolly
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- Approximate author period: c. 1938 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Cyril Connolly: life dates 1903 to 1974. Wikidata Q2335415, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2335415 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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