"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living."
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"If you wish to persuade me, you must think my thoughts, feel my feelings, and speak my words."
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"Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything."
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"Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues."
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"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others."
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"Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator."
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"An unjust peace is better than a just war."
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"Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion."
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"To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches."
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"Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive."
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"Cicero is dead! Cicero is born! The laughter has filled me, filled me so very completely. I am the laughter. I am the jester. The soul that has served as my constant companion for so long has breached the veil of the Void finally and forever. It is now in me. It is me. The world has seen the last of Cicero the man. Behold Cicero, Fool of Hearts - laughter incarnate!"
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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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"Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame."
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"A man of courage is also full of faith."
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"A happy life consists in tranquility of mind."
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"The home is the empire! There is no peace more delightful than one's own fireplace."
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"They who say that we should love our fellow-citizens but not foreigners, destroy the universal brotherhood of mankind, with which benevolence and justice would perish forever."
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"They condemn what they do not understand."
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"In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power."
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"The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn."
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