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Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The mere idea that a cruel thing can be useful is already in itself immoral.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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It is better to be old for less time than to be so before old age.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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It is difficult to say how much courtesy and amiability reconcile human spirits when speaking.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The happy and blissful life is the sole object of all philosophy.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Falsehood is so close to the truth that the prudent man should not place himself on slippery ground.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Nature has instilled in our minds an insatiable desire to see the truth.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There is nothing made by the hand of man that time does not eventually destroy.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There is no man of any nation who, having taken nature as his guide, cannot reach the truth.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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All actions performed without ostentation and without witnesses seem more commendable to me.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There is nothing more unjust than seeking reward in justice.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I am ashamed of those philosophers who do not want to banish any vice unless it is punished by the judge.