Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.

友也者，友其德也，不可以有挾也

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Mencius. Mengzi. c. 300 BC, bk. 5.

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Mencius. Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau. Penguin Classics, 2005, bk. 5.

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A quote by Mencius about equality in friendship: “Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit…”

A quote by Mencius about equality in friendship: “Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit…”

A quote by Mencius about equality in friendship: “Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit…”