Marcus Tullius CiceroThe shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.
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When one has been friends with someone for a long time, there is a lot of trust between them. Therefore, it is easy to tell when a friend is not being honest with them. In this case, the friendship was tested when the friend did not offer any sort of explanation for their actions.
Source: De Senectute, De Amicitia
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