|  | How many friends do you have? Do you think it's better to have many friends or just a few close ones? Do you believe that your friends would remain
 friendly if you were in trouble? Many people say, "A friend can't be known in
 prosperity." When people say this, they usually emphasize that the conclusion came
 from their own experience. Often if a friend is in a difficult situation, his or her friends
 become estranged. If this is true, friendship is determined by social status, not
 personality. Many people hesitate to accept this, but nobody can deny that the
 assumption proves true in too many cases. So we can conclude that friendship can
 be formed not only by personality and common interests, but also by social and
 financial status. It seems tragic, but this is human nature.
 
 
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