Cultivation of the mind is as necessary as food to the body.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROLove is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.
More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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Nature herself has imprinted on the minds of all the idea of God.
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What an ugly beast is the ape, and how like us.
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Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.
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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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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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But I must at the very beginning lay down this principle—friendship can only exist between good men.
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What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.
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Old age: the crown of life, our play’s last act.
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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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Wisdom is the only thing which can banish sorrow from the breast .
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I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.
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What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does, he should do with all his might.
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What is sweeter than lettered ease?
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We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.
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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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