A friend is, as it were, a second self.

est enim is qui est tamquam alter idem.

Cicero

On Friendship

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Topic

Friendship

Author

Cicero

Source

On Friendship

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

44 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher Politician Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Republic

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Original Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Laelius de Amicitia. c. 43 BC, ch. 21, sect. 80.

Current Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. "Laelius de Amicitia." M. Tullius Ciceronis: De Re Publica, De Legibus, Cato Maior de Senectute, Laelius de Amicitia, edited by J. G. F. Powell. Oxford University Press, 2006.

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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

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Source
Pro Milone
Statement Type
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Language
Latin
Time
80 BC 80s BC 1st century BC
Era
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Another quote about Friendship

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: First Series (Emerson)

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Topic
Virtue Friendship Reciprocity

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Friendship Essays: First Series (Emerson)
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1841 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Friendship." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Friendship." The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by Brooks Atkinson. Modern Library, 2000.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

I have been a stranger in a strange land.

Moses

Exodus 2:22

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Exile
Speaker
Moses
Source
Exodus The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 2:22).

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Time, the devourer of all things.

Ovid

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Author

Ovid
Source
Metamorphoses
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Latin
Time
8 0s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Ovid. Metamorphōsēs [Metamorphoses]. c. 8 CE, bk. 15, l. 234.

Current Citation

Ovid. Metamorphoses, translated by David Raeburn. Penguin Classics, 2004, bk. 15, l. 234.