No power on earth, if it labours beneath the burden of fear, can possibly be strong enough to survive.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERONot for ourselves alone are we born.
More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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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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Instead let Virtue herself, by her own unaided allurements, summon you to a glory that is genuine and real.
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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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The closer the collapse of the Empire, the crazier its laws are.
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Law applied to its extreme is the greatest injustice.
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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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When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.
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To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to die.
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In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.
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Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.
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A room without books is like a body without a soul.
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Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered.
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Freedom will bite back more fiercely when suspended than when she remains undisturbed.
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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
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The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intention.
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