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Parents can no more be friends to their children than teachers can be to
their students. For the essence of friendship is reciprocity(互惠): giving and
getting something like (61) you give. Parents (62)
to the proper development of their children, and teachers guide the
shaping of their students’ minds. It should be (63)
now why real friendship requires more than merely having" (64)
in common." It is what people have in common (65)
determines the kind of friendship they will have. Real friendship
requires at least a sound moral character out of the richness of which
individuals are able to (66) this precious affection. The
more individuals give, the more they realize a genuine kind of (67)
, the better friends they are. A good man will not only do for his friend
what he would do for (68) but also, if necessary, do
(69) . These prerequisites are hard to fulfill, true
friendship is (70) to be rare. To acquire a real friend,
(71) ,is one of the most praiseworthy accomplishments in (72)
. Montaigne tells a story of Cyrus, the (73) of Persia. He was
asked whether he would change a valuable horse, on (74) he
had just won a race, for a kingdom. Cyrus replied, "No, surely, sir, but I would
give him up with all my heart to gain a true friend, could I find out any man
(75) of that alliance."