On the record44 BC
For nothing is really more delightful than a return of affection, and the mutual interchange of kind feeling and good offices.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “For nothing is really more delightful than a return of affection, and the mutual interchange of kind feeling and good…”
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From a philosophical treatise on the nature of friendship, emphasizing the joy derived from mutual affection and kindness.
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