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Friendship
The love that is chosen — the bond that the Analects place above blood, the gospel above life itself, and the Proverbs above brotherhood.
Judaism
"A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
"Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend."
Christianity
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour."
Confucianism
Buddhism
"...trust is the best of relationships; Nirvana the highest happiness."