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关于友谊的大学英语作文

关于友谊的大学英语作文

　　ithadbeenhardforhimthatspakeittohaveputmoretruthanduntruthtogetherinfewwords,thaninthatspeech.whatsoeverisdelightedinsolitude,iseitherawildbeastoragod.foritismosttrue,thatanaturalandsecrethatred,andaversationtowardssociety,inanyman,hathsomewhatofthesavagebeast;butitismostuntrue,thatitshouldhaveanycharacteratall,ofthedivinenature;eceptitproceed,notoutofapleasureinsolitude,butoutofaloveanddesiretosequesteraman鈥檚self,forahigherconversation:

suchasisfoundtohavebeenfalselyandfeignedlyinsomeoftheheathen;asepimenidesthecandian,numatheroman,empedoclesthesicilian,andapolloniusoftyana;andtrulyandreally,indiversoftheancienthermitsandholyfathersofthechurch.butlittledomenperceivewhatsolitudeis,andhowfaritetendeth.foracrowdisnotpany;andfacesarebutagalleryofpictures;andtalkbutatinklingcymbal,wherethereisnolove.thelatinadagemeetethwithitalittle:

magnacivitas,magnasolitudo;becauseinagreattownfriendsarescattered;sothatthereisnotthatfellowship,forthemostpart,whichisinlessneighborhoods.butwemaygofurther,andaffirmmosttruly,thatitisamereandmiserablesolitudetowanttruefriends;withoutwhichtheworldisbutawilderness;andeveninthissensealsoofsolitude,whosoeverintheframeofhisnatureandaffections,isunfitforfriendship,hetakethitofthebeast,andnotfromhumanity.

　　aprincipalfruitoffriendship,istheeaseanddischargeofthefulnessandswellingsoftheheart,whichpassionsofallkindsdocauseandinduce.weknowdiseasesofstoppings,andsuffocations,arethemostdangerousinthebody;anditisnotmuchotherwiseinthemind;youmaytakesarzatoopentheliver,steeltoopenthespleen,flowersofsulphurforthelungs,castoreumforthebrain;butnoreceiptopehtheheart,butatruefriend;towhomyoumayimpartgriefs,joys,fears,hopes,suspicions,counsels,andwhatsoeverliethuponthehearttooppressit,inakindofcivilshriftorconfession.

　　itisastrangethingtoobserve,howhigharategreatkingsandmonarchsdosetuponthisfruitoffriendship,whereofwespeak:

sogreat,astheypurchaseit,manytimes,atthehazardoftheirownsafetyandgreatness.forprinces,inregardofthedistanceoftheirfortunefromthatoftheirsubjectsandservants,cannotgatherthisfruit,ecept（tomakethemselvescapablethereof）theyraisesomepersonstobe,asitwere,panionsandalmostequalstothemselves,whichmanytimessortethtoinconvenience.themodernlanguagesgiveuntosuchpersonsthenameoffavorites,orprivadoes;asifitwerematterofgrace,orconversation.buttheromannameattaihthetrueuseandcausethereof,namingthemparticipescurarum;foritisthatwhichtieththeknot.andweseeplainlythatthishathbeendone,notbyweakandpassionateprincesonly,butbythewisestandmostpoliticthateverreigned;whohaveoftentimesjoinedtothemselvessomeoftheirservants;whomboththemselveshavecalledfriends,andallowedotherlikewisetocalltheminthesamemanner;usingthewordwhichisreceivedbetweenprivatemen.

　　l.sylla,whenhemandedrome,raisedpompey（aftersurnamedthegreat）tothatheight,thatpompeyvauntedhimselfforsylla鈥檚overmatch.forwhenhehadcarriedtheconsulshipforafriendofhis,againstthepursuitofsylla,andthatsylladidalittleresentthereat,andbegantospeakgreat,pompeyturneduponhimagain,andineffectbadehimbequiet;forthatmoremenadoredthesunrising,thanthesunsetting.withjuliuscaesar,decimusbrutushadobtainedthatinterest,ashesethimdown,inhistestament,forheirinremainder,afterhisnephew.andthiswasthemanthathadpowerwithhim,todrawhimforthtohisdeath.forwhencaesarwouldhavedischargedthesenate,inregardofsomeillpresages,andspeciallyadreamofcalpurnia;thismanliftedhimgentlybythearmoutofhischair,tellinghimhehopedhewouldnotdismissthesenate,tillhiswifehaddreamtabetterdream.anditseemethhisfavorwassogreat,asantonius,inaletterwhichisrecitedverbatiminoneofcicero鈥檚philippics,callethhimvenefica,witch;asifhehadenchantedcaesar.augustusraisedagrippa（thoughofmeanbirth）tothatheight,aswhenheconsultedwithmaecenas,aboutthemarriageofhisdaughterjulia,maecenastookthelibertytotellhim,thathemusteithermarryhisdaughtertoagrippa,ortakeawayhislife;therewasnothirdwar,hehadmadehimsogreat.withtiberiuscaesar,sejanushadascendedtothatheight,astheytwoweretermed,andreckoned,asapairoffriends.tiberiusinalettertohimsaith,haecproamicitianostranonoultavi;andthewholesenatededicatedanaltartofriendship,astoagoddess,inrespectofthegreatdearnessoffriendship,betweenthemtwo.thelike,ormore,wasbetweenseptimiusseverusandplautianus.forheforcedhiseldestsontomarrythedaughterofplautianus;andwouldoftenmaintainplautianus,indoingaffrontstohisson;anddidwritealsoinalettertothesenate,bythesewords:

ilovethemansowell,asiwishhemayover鈥搇iveme.nowiftheseprinceshadbeenasatrajan,oramarcusaurelius,amanmighthavethoughtthatthishadproceededofanabundantgoodnessofnature;butbeingmensowise,ofsuchstrengthandseverityofmind,andsoetremeloversofthemselves,asallthesewere,itprovethmostplainlythattheyfoundtheirownfelicity（thoughasgreataseverhappenedtomortalmen）butasanhalfpiece,ecepttheymoughthaveafriend,tomakeitentire;andyet,whichismore,theywereprincesthathadwives,sons,nephews;andyetallthesecouldnotsupplythefortoffriendship.

　　itisnottobeforgotten,whatineusobservethofhisfirstmaster,dukecharlesthehardy,namely,thathewouldmunicatehissecretswithnone;andleastofall,thosesecretswhichtroubledhimmost.whereuponhegoethon,andsaiththattowardshislattertime,thatclosenessdidimpair,andalittleperishhisunderstanding.surelyineusmoughthavemadethesamejudgmentalso,ifithadpleasedhim,ofhissecondmaster,lewistheeleventh,whoseclosenesswasindeedhistormentor.theparableofpythagorasisdark,buttrue;corneedito;eatnottheheart.certainlyifamanwouldgiveitahardphrase,thosethatwantfriends,toopenthemselvesuntoarecannibalsoftheirownhearts.butonethingismostadmirable（wherewithiwillconcludethisfirstfruitoffriendship）,whichis,thatthismunicatingofaman鈥檚selftohisfriend,workstwocontraryeffects;foritredoublethjoys,andcuttethgriefsinhalves.forthereisnoman,thatimpartethhisjoystohisfriend,buthejoyeththemore;andnomanthatimpartethhisgriefstohisfriend,buthegrieveththeless.sothatitisintruth,ofoperationuponaman鈥檚mind,oflikevirtueasthealchemistsusetoattributetotheirstone,forman鈥檚body;thatitworkethallcontraryeffects,butstilltothegoodandbenefitofnature.butyetwithoutprayinginaidofalchemists,thereisamanifestimageofthis,intheordinarycourseofnature.forinbodies,unionstrengthehandcherishethanynaturalaction;andontheotherside,weakehanddullethanyviolentimpression:

andevensoitisofminds.

　　thesecondfruitoffriendship,ishealthfulandsovereignfortheunderstanding,asthefirstisfortheaffections.forfriendshipmakethindeedafairdayintheaffections,fromstormandtempests;butitmakethdaylightintheunderstanding,outofdarkness,andconfusionofthoughts.neitheristhistobeunderstoodonlyoffaithfulcounsel,whichamanreceivethfromhisfriend;butbeforeyouetothat,certainitis,thatwhosoeverhathhismindfraughtwithmanythoughts,hiswitsandunderstandingdoclarifyandbreakup,inthemunicatinganddiscoursingwithanother;hetossethhisthoughtsmoreeasily;hemarshalleththemmoreorderly,heseethhowtheylookwhentheyareturnedintowords:

finally,hewaethwiserthanhimself;andthatmorebyanhour鈥檚discourse,thanbyaday鈥檚meditation.itwaswellsaidbythemistocles,tothekingofpersia,thatspeechwaslikeclothofarras,openedandputabroad;wherebytheimagerydothappearinfigure;whereasinthoughtstheyliebutasinpacks.neitheristhissecondfruitoffriendship,inopeningtheunderstanding,restrainedonlytosuchfriendsasareabletogiveamancounsel;（theyindeedarebest;）butevenwithoutthat,amanlearhofhimself,andbringethhisownthoughtstolight,andwhettethhiswitsasagainstastone,whichitselfcutsnot.inaword,amanwerebetterrelatehimselftoastatua,orpicture,thantosufferhisthoughtstopassinsmother.

　　addnow,tomakethissecondfruitoffriendshipplete,thatotherpoint,whichliethmoreopen,andfallethwithinvulgarobservation;whichisfaithfulcounselfromafriend.heraclitussaithwellinoneofhisenigmas,drylightiseverthebest.andcertainitis,thatthelightthatamanreceivethbycounselfromanother,isdrierandpurer,thanthatwhichethfromhisownunderstandingandjudgment;whichiseverinfused,anddrenched,inhisaffectionsandcustoms.soasthereisasmuchdifferencebetweenthecounsel,thatafriendgiveth,andthatamangivethhimself,asthereisbetweenthecounselofafriend,andofaflatterer.forthereisnosuchflattererasisaman鈥檚self;andthereisnosuchremedyagainstflatteryofaman鈥檚self,asthelibertyofafriend.counselisoftwosorts:

theoneconcerningmanners,theotherconcerningbusiness.forthefirst,thebestpreservativetokeepthemindinhealth,isthefaithfuladmonitionofafriend.thecall