Cicero believes everything in the good of friendship while Aristotle believes that friendship should be classified into categories. He also believes the old cliché that with friendship "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours." I think these two men are very knowledgeable about what friendship really is. Aristotle seems to me to be an opportunist. He wouldn't be considered a loyal friend in my eyes and I wouldn't scratch his back for a million dollars. Through both of their differences, you can clearly see who is the "jerk" and who is the sincere one. You can see the “sharing the goodness of one's heart” form of friendship as described by Cicero. Meanwhile, Aristotle argues that a friend gives only because he expects something in return. I refuse to allow myself or my views on friendship to be manipulated by Aristotle's arrogance. Everyone in life deserves a friend who doesn't seek reward. Personally I like the saying “it is better to have loved than never to have loved at all”. I believe you should be friends with someone wholeheartedly and if you can't be friends with that person wholeheartedly, then don't be friends with them at all. There is a saying that I have formed from my personal experience and that is “If you can't exist in peace, don't exist in pieces”. However, some may not agree with Cicero and may even prefer the views Aristotle holds