Translation - Latin-English - Nec sine virtute amicitia esse potest

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Title	Nec sine virtute amicitia esse potest
Text Submitted by deean04	Source language: Latin Est enim amicitia nihil aliud nisi omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum cum benevolentia et caritate consensio; qua quidem haud scio an, excepta sapientia,nihil melius homini sit a dis immortalibus datum. Divitias alii praeponunt, bonam alii valetudinem, alii potentiam, alii honores, multi etiam voluptates. Qui autem in virtute summum bonum ponunt, praeclare illi quidem,sed haec ipsa virtus amicitiam et gignit et continet nec sine virtute amicitia esse ullo pacto potest.
Remarks about the translation	Cicero-"Opere alese" Textul trebuie tradus in engleza britanica. Iepurica's remark: The user asked if the text can be translated in British English

Title

Friendship

Translation

English

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Angelus

Target language: English

Therefore friendship is nothing other than perfect agreement on all divine and human things, joined to kindliness and affection; and I ask myself if the excepted wisdom is not the best that has ever been given to man by the immortal gods. Some prefer riches, some good health, some power, some honor, many prefer even pleasures.
Those who place the greatest good in virtue make an admirable decision, as this very virtue creates and preserves friendship and friendship cannot by any means exist without virtue.

Last validated or edited by kafetzou - 12 November 2007 16:52

Latest messages

	Author	Message
		11 November 2007 22:29
	kafetzou Number of messages: 7963	I changed "else" to "other" - what is "and than this"?
		12 November 2007 02:41
	Angelus Number of messages: 1227	Latin does require training - I've been through this once -- is it good now Laura?
		12 November 2007 04:50
	kafetzou Number of messages: 7963	Shouldn't it be "accepted wisdom"? Also, "nor" does not work in the last sentence, because the first part of it is not negative.