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If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place. | Cicero |
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Ignorance of future ills is a more useful thing than knowledge. | Cicero |
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In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honour, command, power, and glory. | Cicero |
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In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body. | Cicero |
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It is a great thing to know our vices. | Cicero |
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It is a true saying that "One falsehood leads easily to another". | Cicero |
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It is foolish to tear one’s hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. | Cicero |
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It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man’s life. | Cicero |
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Knowledge that is divorced from justice should be called cunning rather than wisdom. | Cicero |
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Law stands mute in the midst of arms. | Cicero |
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Let arms give place to the robe, and the laurel of the warriors yield to the tongue of the orator. | Cicero |
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Let the punishment match the offense. | Cicero |
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Let your desires be ruled by reason. | Cicero |
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Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude. | Cicero |
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Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts. | Cicero |
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