Friendship, in the first place, is either itself a virtue, or connected with virtue; and next, it is a thing most necessary for life, since no one would choose to live without friends, though he should have all the other good things in the world: and, in fact, men who are rich or possessed of authority and influence, are thought to have special need of friends. For where is the use of such prosperity, if there be taken away the doing of kindnesses, of which friends are the most usual and most commendable objects? Or how can it be kept or preserved without friends, because the greater it is, so much the more insecure and hazardous. . . .

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paragraph 2,Furthermore, friendship helps the young to keep from error; the old, in respect of attention and such deficiencies in action as their weakness makes them liable to; and those who are in their prime, in respect of noble deeds . . . they are thus more able to devise plans, and carry them out.



(from "The Blessings of Friendship" by Aristotle)

Question
Select ,begin emphasis,two,end emphasis, statements that ,begin emphasis,best,end emphasis, express central ideas in the passage.

Answer options with 5 options
1.
Friendship can be especially difficult for people in authority to maintain.

2.
Friendship is a remedy for people who doubt themselves or feel fearful.

3.
Friendship is especially important for people of great wealth or importance.

4.
Friendship can benefit people in different ways during different phases of life.

5.
Friendship develops the skills that people need in order to plan for the future.

Answer 1

The two statements that best express the central ideas in the passage are:

3. Friendship is especially important for people of great wealth or importance.

4. Friendship can benefit people in different ways during different phases of life.