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in like manner intimacy is to friends most choice-worthy,

Friendship being communion? Again, as a man is to himself so is

he to his friend; now with respect to himself the perception of

his own existence is choice-worthy, therefore is it also in

respect of his friend.

And besides, their Friendship is acted out in intimacy, and so

with good reason they desire this. And whatever in each man's

opinion constitutes existence, or whatsoever it is for the sake

of which they choose life, herein they wish their friends to join

with them; and so some men drink together, others gamble, others

join in gymnastic exercises or hunting, others study philosophy

together: in each case spending their days together in that which

they like best of all things in life, for since they wish to be

intimate with their friends they do and partake in those things

whereby they think to attain this object.