No good thing is pleasant to possess, without friends to share it.
In plain words
Good things feel even better when you share them with friends.
Where these words come from
- 92% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 6 'On Sharing Knowledge' (c. 63-65 CE), Gummere translation (Loeb Classical Library, 1917), Wikisource text.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 6
- c. 65 CE · Rome · philosophical letter to Lucilius
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