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Cicero: Accordingly they never possess that most beautiful and most spontaneous friendship which must be sought solely for…

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Accordingly they never possess that most beautiful and most spontaneous friendship which must be sought solely for itself without any ulterior object.
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Cicero

Editor's note · Context

From his philosophical treatise on friendship, this passage describes the ideal form of friendship sought for its own sake.

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