And then the will did sympathize as much with his will, approving and choosing what he approved, and refusing that which he hated Idem velle atque nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est.
Scrolls about the shield bear the motto, Amicitia concordia soli noscimus.
There can be no real equality between God and the human soul, but God in His infinite goodness, elevating the soul to a higher plane and allowing it to participate in His own nature,(1085) makes possible an amicitia excellentiae s.
It follows that true friendship is based on virtue and that a relation not based on virtue can be called friendship in a qualified or metaphorical sense only (amicitia utilis, delectabilis).
Side-note: Primum Amabile of Plato, compared with the Prima Amicitia of Aristotle.
Generic communion of Aristotle, distinguished by him from the feebler analogical communion 192 Primum Amabile of Plato, compared with the Prima Amicitia of Aristotle.
The happy man who first thought to put the De Natura Deorum and the De Amicitia into boards together, and to present them to the world under the name of his philosophy, perhaps found the only title that could unite the two.
In writing this treatise De Amicitia especially for the eyes of Atticus, how constantly the heart must have gone back to all that had passed between them--how confident he must have been of the truth of his friend!
Nomen amicitia est; nomen inane fides=--Friendship 45 is but a name; fidelity but an empty name.
Plus inamicitia valet similitudo morum quam affinitas=--Similarity of manners conduces more to friendship than relationship.
Idem velle et idem nolle ea demum firma= 30 =amicitia est=--To have the same likes and the same dislikes is the sole basis of lasting friendship.
Sine amicitia vitam esse nullam=--There is no 35 life without friendship.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "amicitia" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
