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Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There is nothing that humans try to preserve so much, nor manage so poorly, as their own life.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The higher we are, the more we must lower ourselves to our inferiors.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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When the drums speak, the laws are silent.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There is no absurdity that has not passed through the mind of some philosopher.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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If laws were made by men, or by the judgments of judges, it would be legal to kill, steal, commit adultery, etc.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I would prefer the most unjust peace to the most just of wars.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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In order to preserve freedom, death, which is the ultimate evil, should not be feared.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Not only is fortune blind, but it also usually blinds those whom it caresses.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I don't understand why the one who is happy seeks greater happiness.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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My books are always available to me, they are never busy.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Nothing disturbs human life as much as ignorance of good and evil.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Time is a certain part of eternity.