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Of all the bonds of fellowship, there is none more noble, none more powerful, than when good men of congenial character are joined in intimate friendship.
Cicero
On Duties (De Officiis), Book I, c. 44 BC
Translated by Walter Miller · Stoic philosophy
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Cicero's On Duties examines the bonds that hold human society together, placing the deepest ties of friendship and family at its foundation.

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