The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROOld age: the crown of life, our play’s last act.
More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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Dogs wait for us faithfully.
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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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Books: our unfailing companions.
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Knowledge which is divorced from justice may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
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Instead let Virtue herself, by her own unaided allurements, summon you to a glory that is genuine and real.
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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
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Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.
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Kindness is stronger than fear.
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In times of war, the law falls silent.
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To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?
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A mental stain can neither be blotted out by the passage of time nor washed away by any waters.
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If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
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Is not prosperity robbed of half its value if you have no one to share your joy?
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Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself: if you heed yourself, you’ll never go wrong.
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Not for ourselves alone are we born.
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