On the record44 BC
To admit such a man into one's intimacy at all is a sign of folly.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “To admit such a man into one's intimacy at all is a sign of folly.”
Editor's note · Context
Cicero offers a direct warning in his discussion of friendship, stating that allowing a person of such wavering character into one's inner circle indicates poor judgment.
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