On the record44 BC
Nor, indeed, is it possible for one to be trustworthy and firm who is unsympathetic by nature and unmoved by what affects ourselves.
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Cicero
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Editor's note · Context
This passage from a work on friendship asserts that genuine trustworthiness and steadfastness require a sympathetic and responsive nature.
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