Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Friendship has more advantages than I can easily name.”
- Source
- De Amicitia
- Date
- 44 BCE
- Local voice
- Dialogue speaker · Gaius Laelius
- English wording
- Andrew P. Peabody — Translator · from Latin
Meaning of “Friendship has more advantages than I can easily…”
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?
De Amicitia, chapter 6 / classical section 22, Andrew P. Peabody translation, Project Gutenberg #7491. “Friendship has more advantages than I can easily name” introduces Laelius’ catalogue of the many uses and consolations of friendship; the open-ended praise remains rhetorical/philosophical rather than a quantified claim about relationship outcomes.
Why the local voice matters
De Amicitia. Laelius is speaking in the sustained answer that constitutes the friendship dialogue.
