The principle that first you try to solve your problems on your own and only turn to others as a last resort applies to friends. We have an obligation to show our friends that we are turning to them for a favor not because it happens to be convenient for us to do so but because of a compelling reason.
P.M. Forni, Choosing Civility: The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct
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