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Cicero: “But friendship by its nature admits of no feigning, no pretence: as far as it goes it is both genuine and spontaneous.”

On the record44 BC
But friendship by its nature admits of no feigning, no pretence: as far as it goes it is both genuine and spontaneous.
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Cicero

Editor's note · Context

From his philosophical treatise on friendship, this statement defines the essential honesty and authenticity required for true companionship.

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