Letter 1569
Isidore of Pelusium→Unknown|isidore pelusium
From: Isidore of Pelusium, monk
To: An unnamed person
Date: ~410 AD
Context: Isidore writes on matters of friendship.
True friendship is built on truth, not on comfort. The friend who tells you what you need to hear, rather than what you want to hear, is worth more than a thousand flatterers.
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From: Isidore of Pelusium, monk
To: An unnamed person
Date: ~410 AD
Context: Isidore writes on matters of friendship.
True friendship is built on truth, not on comfort. The friend who tells you what you need to hear, rather than what you want to hear, is worth more than a thousand flatterers.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.