You might just as well take the sun out of the sky as friendship from life; for the immortal gods have given us nothing better or more delightful.
Laelius (in Cicero’s On Friendship)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- On Friendship (Laelius de Amicitia), section 13; translated by E. S. Shuckburgh; Laelius speaks in Cicero’s philosophical dialogue, rejecting the idea that friendship is merely useful or that its emotional obligations should be avoided. Complete sentence in the named English translation.
- On Friendship (Laelius de Amicitia), section 13; translated by E. S. Shuckburgh
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