catnip's review
4.0
"But if, as more commonly happens between friends, there is a change in character or interests or POLITICAL VIEWS - I'm speaking, as I said, of ordinary friendships, not those between the wise - we must take care that those who were once our friends don't become our enemies. For nothing is more disgraceful than to wage war against someone you once loved."
noodleboy667's review
5.0
This is one of my my top ten re-reads each year and it reminds me about the importance of friendship and helps recalibrate myself in terms of how I’m keeping I’m touch with friends. There’s so much in this short essay, and one of my favourite quotes that I keep coming back to is “Among friends, always listen to the counsel of your wise companions. True friends should give failthfil advice to each other, not only with frankness but with sternness if necessary. And that advice should be heeded.” Perhaps there’s no better time than the end of 2020 to read about how to choose friends, maintain great friendships, and figure out what true friendship really is.
ziddyyyy's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
2.75
Thought-provoking and comfortable, at times deeply insightful, voicing thoughts that I've had but have never been able to verbalise or systemize.
gwenchen's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
bearunderthecypresses's review
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
I enjoyed having the corresponding Latin included for each page along the way.
btrwagner's review
4.0
Et essentialistisk syn på venskabet - "den største nydelse af alle gaver, som guderne giver". Man kunne undre sig over, hvor platonisk Ciceros forhold til Atticus har været. Ikke desto mindre et rigtig fint essay.