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Like rules then should be observed in the intercourse of friends

who are unequal; and to him who advantages another in respect of

money, or goodness, that other should repay honour, making

requital according to his power; because Friendship requires what

is possible, not what is strictly due, this being not possible in

all cases, as in the honours paid to the gods and to parents: no

man could ever make the due return in these cases, and so he is

thought to be a good man who pays respect according to his

ability.