Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.
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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A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.
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The welfare of the people is the highest law.
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To make a mistake is only human; to persist in a mistake is idiotic.
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If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
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The life of the dead is set in the memory of the living.
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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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But I must at the very beginning lay down this principle—friendship can only exist between good men.
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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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Freedom will bite back more fiercely when suspended than when she remains undisturbed.
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We must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.
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If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
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What is sweeter than lettered ease?
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Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?
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Never injure a friend, even in jest.
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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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