On the record44 BC
For it is not so much what one gets by a friend that gives one pleasure, as the warmth of his feeling; and we only care for a friend's service if it has been prompted by affection.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “For it is not so much what one gets by a friend that gives one pleasure, as the warmth of his feeling; and we only care…”
Editor's note · Context
From a philosophical treatise on the nature of friendship, asserting that the emotional connection, not material gain, is the true source of joy in friendship.
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