Yea, by the dog of Egypt, I should greatly prefer a real friend to all the gold of Darius, or even to Darius himself: I am such a lover of friends as that.
Socrates (Plato)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Lysis, or Friendship; translated by Benjamin Jowett; Complete sentence spoken by Socrates to Menexenus in Plato’s dialogue. Surrounding passage and ending read: the dialogue explores friendship without settling on a definition. Translator confirmed on title page. Public-domain translation.
- Lysis, or Friendship; translated by Benjamin Jowett
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