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If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own.
Charlotte Bronte
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"If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own."
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If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own. — Charlotte Bronte

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Charlotte Bronte was a Novelist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1816–1855).

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This quote is attributed to Charlotte Bronte, a Novelist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Charlotte Bronte lived from 1816 – 1855.
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