Four Books on Friendship

Thoreau once sighed, "Among all literary works, there are only two or three essays on the theme of friendship."

Whether mourning a close friend, accepting an invitation from a confidant, or lamenting the difficulty of finding a kindred spirit,

Cicero, Montaigne, Bacon, Thoreau,

Four masters, putting pen to paper for their confidants,

With elegant and exquisite words, and extraordinary wisdom and insight,

Four famous essays on friendship written in different eras,

Pondering the possibilities of intimate human relationships.