On the record44 BC
There are, of course, limits to what you ought to expect from a friend and to what you should allow him to demand of you.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “There are, of course, limits to what you ought to expect from a friend and to what you should allow him to demand of…”
Editor's note · Context
In a philosophical work on the nature of friendship, this passage asserts the necessity of establishing clear boundaries in expectations and demands between friends.
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