The Incomparable Value of Friendship

I am able to compare nothing with friendship; man says they give nothing. Some give money; others sane body; others fame and glory; others pleasure-but these men excessively wander, since those women are uncertain and out of fortune they come, not out of wisdom. Friendship, in fact, out of wisdom and love and good death and virtue comes; without virtue friendship is not able to be. If you have no friends, you have the life of a tyrant; if you come upon a true friend, your life is happy.

Chapter 10 S.A.

1. Avoid the desire of money and glory.
2. I shall accomplish my duty.
3. Your fame and the life of your sons will come into danger tomorrow.
4. Life is not to live, but to have power.
5. I always begin to always call the great with fear.
6. If you lead me, Muse, I shall take the great crown with praise.
7. Live mindful of death, flee the hour.
8. Seize, friends, the opportunity of the hour.
9. Few come to old age.
10. But flee, meanwhile, flee the time.
11. They will come upon the way fate.
12. Good true nature, not rank, it makes.
13. Compliance produces friends; truth produces hate.

Vocab Quiz Chapter 9

1. amicitia-friendship
2. cupiditas-desire
3. hora-hour
4. natura-nature
5. senectus-old age
6. timor-fear
7. veritas-truth
8. via-way
9. voluptas-pleasure
10. beatis-happy
11. audire-to listen
12. capio-to take
13. facio-to make, do