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[5]
But princes and rulers
appear to keep their friends in separate compartments: they have some that are useful, and
some that are pleasant, but rarely any that are both at once. For they do not seek for
friends who are pleasant because they are good, or are useful for noble purposes, but look
for witty people when they desire pleasure, and for the other sort seek men who are clever
at executing their commissions; and these two qualities are rarely found in the same
person.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934.
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