Nature of friendship

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Friends have all things in common.

Plato

Phaedrus

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Nature of friendship Sharing

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Phaedrus

Author

Plato

Source

Phaedrus

Medium

Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

370 BC 370s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Phaedrus. Quoted in Φαῖδρος [Phaedrus], written by Plato. c. 370 BC, sect. 279c.

Current Citation

Phaedrus. Quoted in "Phaedrus." Plato: Lysis; Symposium; Phaedrus, written by Plato, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2022, sect. 279c.

The ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self. The ultimate touchstone is witness: the privilege of having been seen by someone and the equal privilege of being granted the sight of the essence of another, to have walked with them and to have believed in them, and sometimes just to have accompanied them for however brief a span, on a journey impossible to accomplish alone.

David Whyte

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Nature of friendship Friendship Man as social animal

Author

David Whyte

Language

English

Time

2020 2020s 21st century

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Citation

Whyte, David. "Friendship." Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. Canongate Books, 2020.

She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order.

Toni Morrison

Beloved

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Friends Nature of friendship Friendship

Speaker

Sixto

Author

Toni Morrison

Source

Beloved

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Morrison, Toni. Beloved. Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship.

Catiline

Quoted in The War of Catiline, by Sallust

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Nature of friendship Friendship

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Catiline

Author

Sallust

Source

The War of Catiline

Genre

Historical literature Political literature

Language

Latin

Time

50 BC 50s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Catiline. Quoted in Bellum Catilinae [War of Catiline], written by Sallust. c. 44 BC.

Current Citation

Catiline. Quoted in "Cataline's Conspiracy." Cataline's Conspiracy, The Jugurthine War, Histories, written by Sallust and translated by William W. Batstone. Oxford University Press, 2010.

I always thought we'd be friends forever.

St. Elmo's Fire

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Nature of friendship Friendship Friends

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Kirby Keger

Actor

Emilio Estevez

Source

St. Elmo's Fire

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Coming of age

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

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St. Elmo's Fire. Directed by Joel Schumacher, Channel-Lauren Shuler, 1985.

Friendship is a sheltering tree.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Value of friendship Nature of friendship Friendship

Author

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Source

Youth and Age

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1828 1820s 19th century

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. Youth and Age. c. 1828.

Current Citation

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "Youth and Age (1823)." Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Major Works, edited by H. J. Jackson. Oxford University Press, 2009.

Generosity is the essence of friendship.

Oscar Wilde

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Generosity Nature of friendship Friendship

Speaker

Miller

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Devoted Friend The Happy Prince and Other Stories

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1888 1880s 19th century

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Wilde, Oscar. "The Devoted Friend." The Happy Prince and Other Tales. London: Duckworth and Co., 1888.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Devoted Friend." Oscar Wilde: Complete Short Fiction, edited by Ian Small. Penguin Classics, 2003.

You know, Jerry, I'm going to tell you something. Friendship is a two-way street. Do you know that? And you couldn't care less about me.

The King of Comedy

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Nature of friendship Friendship

Speaker

Rupert Pupkin

Actor

Robert De Niro

Source

The King of Comedy

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Drama (film) Comedy drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

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Citation

The King of Comedy. Directed by Martin Scorses, Embassy International Pictures, 1982.

Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.

Oliver Goldsmith

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Topic

Nature of love Nature of friendship Love Friendship

Author

Oliver Goldsmith

Source

The Good-Natur'd Man

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1768 1760s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Goldsmith, Oliver. The Good Natur'd Man. 1768, Covent Garden Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1.

Current Citation

Goldsmith, Oliver. The Good-Natur'd Man. Cambridge University Press, 2013, act 1.