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How to Be a Friend by Marcus Tullius Cicero, translated by Philip Freeman — WisdomDeck honest review
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How to Be a Friend

by Marcus Tullius Cicero, translated by Philip Freeman

Cicero's On Friendship in a modern translation: what friendship is for, how to choose friends, when to end one. Timeless and brief.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Friendship requires virtue.
  2. Choose slowly.
  3. Honesty is the test.

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Read it and write to one friend you have neglected.

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Cicero on friendship.

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