Laelius on friendship (English)
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“For friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection, and I am inclined to think that, with the exception of wisdom, no better thing has been given to man by the immortal gods.” (Page 131)
“Those who so act and so live as to give proof of loyalty and uprightness, of fairness and generosity; who are free from all passion, caprice, and insolence, and have great strength of character—men like those just mentioned—such men let us consider good, as they were accounted good in life, and also entitled to be called by that term because, in as far as that is possible for man, they follow Nature, who is the best guide to good living.” (Page 129)
“I feel as if my life has been happy because it was spent with Scipio, with whom I shared my public and private cares; lived under the same roof at home; served in the same campaigns abroad, and enjoyed that wherein lies the whole essence of friendship—the most complete agreement in policy, in pursuits, and in opinions.” (Page 125)
“What is sweeter than to have someone with whom you may dare discuss anything as if you were communing with yourself?” (Page 131)
“But the fair thing is, first of all, to be a good man yourself and then to seek another like yourself.” (Page 189)
- Title: Laelius on friendship (English)
- Authors: M. Tullius Cicero, William Armistead Falconer
- Publisher: Perseus Digital Library
- Print Publication Date: 1923
- Logos Release Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Classics › English--History
- Resource ID: LLS:CICAMICFALCENG
- Resource Type: text.monograph.ancient-manuscript.translation
- Metadata Last Updated: 2021-03-03T20:25:36Z