On the record44 BC
And great and numerous as are the blessings of friendship, this certainly is the sovereign one, that it gives us bright hopes for the future and forbids weakness and despair.
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Cicero
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From his philosophical treatise on friendship, Cicero identifies the supreme benefit of friendship as its capacity to inspire hope and ward off despondency.
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