“My best friend is one who brings out the best in me”

— Henry Ford

Actually due to Harris Weinstock: "My best friend is the man who can bring out of me my best, and your best friend is the one who tends to bring out the best in you" (May 1914) Attributed to Henry Ford as early as 1948.
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American industrialist 1863–1947

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