Accordingly they never possess that most beautiful and most spontaneous friendship which must be sought solely for itself without any ulterior object.
Cicero: “Accordingly they never possess that most beautiful and most spontaneous friendship which must be sought solely for…”
Editor's note · Context
From his philosophical treatise on friendship, this passage describes the ideal form of friendship sought for its own sake.
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