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Read & copy the quotation
“When friendship is settled, you must trust; before friendship is formed, you must pass judgment.”
- Date
- c. 63–65
- English wording
- Richard M. Gummere — Translator · from Latin
Meaning of “When friendship is settled, you must trust; before…”
Seneca separates two stages that are often confused: evaluate carefully before admitting someone into close friendship, then stop treating an accepted friend as though the relationship were still permanently on trial.
Where does it come from?
Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 3, “On True and False Friendship,” Richard M. Gummere translation.
