He was once asked what a friend is, and his answer was, "One soul
abiding in two bodies."
-- Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD)
-- Aristotle, xi
abiding in two bodies."
-- Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD)
-- Aristotle, xi
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