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Catholic saint and Doctor of the Church 345–420Related quotes
“Agreement in likes and dislikes—this, and this only, is what constitutes true friendship.”
Idem velle atque idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est.
Catiline (-109–-62 BC) ancient Roman Senator
As quoted by Sallust (86 BC – c. 35 BC) in Catiline's War, Book XX, pt. 4 (trans. J. C. Rolfe).
Variant translations:
To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship.
To like the same things and to dislike the same things, only this is a strong friendship.
“Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.”
Jean De La Fontaine (1621–1695) French poet, fabulist and writer.
“Opposition is true Friendship.”
William Blake (1757–1827) English Romantic poet and artist
A Memorable Fancy
1790s, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793)
Source: The Portable Blake
“The substantial difference between me and a friendship, I believe in true friendship.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: La sostanziale differenza tra me ed un'amicizia, io credo nella vera amicizia.
Source: prevale.net
George Saintsbury (1845–1933) British literary critic
Vol. 1, pp. 4–5
A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe from the Earliest Texts to the Present Day
“Keep true. Never be ashamed of doing right. Decide what you think is right and stick to it.”
George Eliot (1819–1880) English novelist, journalist and translator
George Fitzhugh (1806–1881) American activist
Source: Sociology For The South: Or The Failure Of A Free Society (1854), p. 170