And even if those possessions, which are, in a manner, the gifts of fortune, do prove permanent, life can never be anything but joyless which is without the consolations and companionship of friends.
In his philosophical work on friendship, Cicero argues that even enduring material wealth cannot provide happiness without the solace and company of friends.
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