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Full Idea
In many people the gift of having good friends is much greater than the gift of being a good friend.
Gist of Idea
Many people are better at having good friends than being a good friend
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human [1878], 368)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Human, All Too Human', ed/tr. Faber,Marion [Penguin 1994], p.189