Full Idea
Friendship is preferable to money; for excess of friendship is preferable to excess of money.
Gist of Idea
Friendship is preferable to money, since its excess is preferable
Source
Aristotle (Topics [c.331 BCE], 118b07)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Posterior Analytics and Topica', ed/tr. Tredennick,H/Forster,ES [Harvard 1960], p.401
A Reaction
Compare Idea 12276, which gives a different criterion for choosing between virtues. This idea is an interesting qualification of the doctrine of the mean.
Related Idea
Idea 12276 Justice and self-control are better than courage, because they are always useful [Aristotle]