A friend is a second self.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A friend reflects your own identity and character.
- In plain terms
- A friend is like another version of yourself.
- What can you take from it?
- True friendship mirrors your own self.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What parts of yourself do you see in friends?
- Do friends make you more yourself?
Another view
It overlooks how friends can challenge and change you.
More from Aristotle
To the query, 'What is a friend?' his reply was 'A single soul dwelling in two bodies.'
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