Advantages are frequently obtained from those who, under a pretence of friendship, are courted and honored to suit the occasion.

Advantages are frequently obtained from those who, under a pretence of friendship, are courted and honored to suit the occasion. M. Tullius Cicero. Laelius on Friendship. Section 26.

Image: The First Triumvirate of the Roman Republic (L to R) Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and Gaius Julius Caesar. I created this composite using individual images available on Wikimedia Commons provided by Carole Raddato (Pompey the Great at the Venice Museo Archeologico Nazionale), Gautier Poupeau (Marcus Licinius Crassus at The Louvre in Paris, France), and the Museo Pio Clementino of the Roma Musei Vaticani (Gaius Julius Caesar). The composite is available for use from Wikimedia Commons.