The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROOur span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.
More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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A room without books is like a body without a soul.
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Freedom is participation in power.
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What an ugly beast is the ape, and how like us.
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Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.
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Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you.
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Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.
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To be rather than to seem.
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What can be more delightful than to have some one to whom you can say everything with the same absolute confidence as to yourself?
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Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.
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If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
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A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation.
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For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.
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Old age: the crown of life, our play’s last act.
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Never injure a friend, even in jest.
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It is a great thing to know your vices.
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