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There being then three motives of love, the term Friendship is not applied to love for
inanimate objects, since here there is no return of affection, and also no wish for the
good of the object—for instance, it would be ridiculous to wish well to a bottle
of wine: at the most one wishes that it may keep well in order that one may have it
oneself; whereas we are told that we ought to wish our friend well for his own sake. But
persons who wish another good for his own sake, if the feeling is not reciprocated, are
merely said to feel goodwill for him: only when mutual is such goodwill termed friendship.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934.
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