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(Quote from Randall Moose) That's one of my favorites, too, and knowing a little about the ancient Greek original text makes it even better in my opinion. ἡ φιλία περιχορεύει τὴν οἰκουμένην κηρύττουσα δὴ πᾶσιν ἡμῖν ἐγείρεσθαι ἐπὶ τὸν μακαρισμόν. (hē philia perikhoreuei tēn oikoumenēn kēruttousa dē pasin hēmin egeiresthai epi ton makarismon.) ἡ φιλία is friendship, love, affection for others περιχορεύει, usually just translated as "dances around" is deeper than just that. Peri- is the "around" pa…