“A friend who knows you well is in no way less than a relative”
… ἐπεὶ οὐ μέν τι κασιγνήτοιο χερείων
γίνεται, ὅς κεν ἑταῖρος ἐὼν πεπνυμένα εἰδῇ.
(Yeah, the translation is a little loose. But I like it.)
Homer, Odyssey 8.585-6
“A friend who knows you well is in no way less than a relative”
… ἐπεὶ οὐ μέν τι κασιγνήτοιο χερείων
γίνεται, ὅς κεν ἑταῖρος ἐὼν πεπνυμένα εἰδῇ.
(Yeah, the translation is a little loose. But I like it.)