What can be more delightful than to have some one to whom you can say everything with the same absolute confidence as to yourself?
Laelius (Cicero)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- On Friendship, section 6 — translated by Evelyn S. Shuckburgh; Complete question spoken by Laelius in Cicero’s dialogue. Separate from the preceding reference to Ennius; translator credited in edition. Public-domain English translation.
- On Friendship, section 6 — translated by Evelyn S. Shuckburgh
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