proverb · Words worth keeping
Friendship is love with understanding.
Friendship is love with understanding.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying defines friendship as love joined with understanding. It values affection that also makes room for another person’s perspective.
What the words are saying
The definition is an ideal, not a complete test of every relationship. A useful reading considers listening and familiarity without assuming a friend must understand everything or tolerate any conduct. The supplied friend-versus-partner comparison is uncertain and not established by the words.
Everyday example
Two friends discuss a difference instead of assuming affection alone settles it.
When to use it
Use it to discuss affection alongside understanding.
What it does not mean
No universal superiority over romantic relationships or duty to tolerate harm is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 691; PDF page 99
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