“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.”

What does it mean?

A true friend is one of the finest things the world can produce.

Key vocabulary

reckoned

considered; thought of as

masterpiece

the best piece of work someone has made

• “Language is fossil poetry.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “The only way to have a friend is to be one.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson