Assertion: friendship | /r/CapableOf | rest on similarity of character
Facets:
value: insofar
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: One way to make sense of this is through the Aristotelian idea that friends function as a kind of mirror of each other: insofar as friendship rests on similarity of character, and insofar as I can have only imperfect direct knowledge about my own character, I can best come to know myself—both the strengths and weaknesses of my character—by knowing a friend who reflects my qualities of character.