“It is right that children inherit their fathers’ friendships just as they would their possessions.”
πρέπει γὰρ τοὺς παῖδας ὥσπερ τῆς οὐσίας οὕτω καὶ τῆς φιλίας τῆς πατρικῆς
κληρονομεῖν.
Isocrates, Letter to Demonicus, 2.7
“It is right that children inherit their fathers’ friendships just as they would their possessions.”
πρέπει γὰρ τοὺς παῖδας ὥσπερ τῆς οὐσίας οὕτω καὶ τῆς φιλίας τῆς πατρικῆς
κληρονομεῖν.