“Friendship has more advantages than I can easily name.”
- Source
- De Amicitia
- Date
- 44 BCE
- Attribution
- Source identified
- Voice / speaker
- Dialogue speaker · Gaius Laelius
What does this quote mean?
The value of friendship is intentionally left larger than a checklist, because companionship affects many parts of life at once.
Where does it come from?
Cicero develops the many practical and moral benefits of friendship throughout De Amicitia.
Who voices the line?
Dialogue speaker · Gaius Laelius. De Amicitia. Laelius is speaking in the sustained answer that constitutes the friendship dialogue.
The source author and the local speaker can be different, especially in fiction, drama, dialogue and poetry.
How should this attribution be read?
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