Nothing cruel is in fact beneficial; for cruelty is extremely hostile to the nature of man, which we ought to follow.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROLove is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.
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To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches.
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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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The closer the collapse of the Empire, the crazier its laws are.
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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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We are bound by the law, so that we may be free.
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It is our own evil thoughts which madden us.
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Knowledge which is divorced from justice may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
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The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intention.
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The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
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For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.
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Cultivation of the mind is as necessary as food to the body.
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Life is nothing without friendship.
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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
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We are all servants of the laws in order to be free.
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Law applied to its extreme is the greatest injustice.
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