Francis Bacon: This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects…
This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects, for it redoubleth joys and cutteth griefs in halves.
In today’s wordsSharing yourself with a friend does two opposite things: it doubles your joys and cuts your griefs in half.
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