On the record44 BC
But unless this feeling is transferred to another, what a real friend is will never be revealed; for he is, as it were, a second self.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “But unless this feeling is transferred to another, what a real friend is will never be revealed; for he is, as it were…”
Editor's note · Context
Discussing the essence of friendship, this passage explains how the affection one feels for oneself extends to a true friend.
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