Just in case you thought Saint Thomas Aquinas was a solitary, ivory-tower academic, here are two thoughts for all of us to ponder, in a world where so many are lonely, even in the midst of crowds of people:
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.
Not only that, but,
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.