The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROIf we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
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To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches.
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A room without books is like a body without a soul.
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It is foolish to tear one’s hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.
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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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We must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.
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It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
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Freedom is participation in power.
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The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
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A friend is a second self.
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Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.
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What an ugly beast is the ape, and how like us.
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We are bound by the law, so that we may be free.
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Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.
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I would rather be wrong, by God, with Plato than be correct with those men.
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