Amicus Plato, sed magis amica veritas. Phrase

Meaning:

Plato is my friend, but truth is a better friend.

Comment

An assertion that truth is more valuable than friendship; attributed to Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, 1096a15 and Roger Bacon, Opus Majus, Part 1, Chapter 5.

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