Honest care
Let us have the courage to give advice with candour.
E. S. Shuckburgh translation.
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106–43 BCE
Roman philosophy and rhetoric
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, and philosophical writer in the final decades of the republic. His works bring Greek philosophical debates into Latin and explore how thought can guide personal conduct and public life. In On Friendship, he considers the place of affection, integrity, and honest counsel in friendship.
On friendship · The Square
Not alone
In the face of a true friend a man sees as it were a second self.
E. S. Shuckburgh translation.
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