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Classical antiquity2 quotes
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle · 322 BCOf all the means which wisdom acquires to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is friendship. — Epicurus · 240Early Christianity1 quote
A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept. — St. Jerome · 374The Renaissance1 quote
Of all the heavenly gifts that mortal men commend,
What trusty treasure in the world can countervail a friend? — Nicholas Grimald · 1557