“Is not prosperity robbed of half its value if you have no one to share your joy?”
- Source
- Laelius on Friendship
- Date
- 44 BCE
- Attribution
- Source identified
- Voice / speaker
- Dialogue speaker · Gaius Laelius
- English wording
- Evelyn S. Shuckburgh — Translator · from Latin
What does this quote mean?
Good fortune becomes more meaningful when it can be shared, making companionship part of the value of prosperity itself.
Where does it come from?
Laelius on Friendship; the surrounding passage pairs shared joy with support during misfortune.
Who voices the line?
Dialogue speaker · Gaius Laelius. Laelius on Friendship / De Amicitia. This sentence belongs to Laelius’ sustained discussion of friendship, not to an unframed autobiographical voice of Cicero.
The source author and the local speaker can be different, especially in fiction, drama, dialogue and poetry.
How should this attribution be read?
This wording is connected with the named source shown above. Translations and editions can vary, so consult the source note when exact wording matters.