Nothing cruel is in fact beneficial; for cruelty is extremely hostile to the nature of man, which we ought to follow.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROTimes are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.
More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches.
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The life of the dead is set in the memory of the living.
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Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you.
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Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
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Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.
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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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The welfare of the people is the highest law.
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We must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.
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Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.
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Ability without honor is useless.
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It is our own evil thoughts which madden us.
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Old age: the crown of life, our play’s last act.
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To be rather than to seem.
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The life of the dead is placed on the memories of the living. The love you gave in life keeps people alive beyond their time. Anyone who was given love will always live on in another’s heart.
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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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