"Thus in the beginning the world was so made that certain signs come before certain events."
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Marcus Tullius Cicero quotes (page 38 of 52)
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"Vivere est cogitare. (To think is to live)"
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"You may never be less alone than when you are alone."
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"It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature; a matter of science, of diligence, of reflection, without which no Senator can possibly be fit for his office."
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"Civilized people are taught by logic, barbarians, by necessity, communities by tradition; and the lesson inculcated even in wild beasts by nature itself. They learn that they have to defend their own bodies and persons lives from violence of any and every kind by all means within their power."
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"This excessive licence, which the anarchists think is the only true freedom, provides the stock, as it were, from which a tyrant grows."
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"Men, in whatever anxiety they may be, if they are men, sometimes indulge in relaxation."
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"The real friend is another self."
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"It is not only arrogant, but it is profligate, for a man to disregard the world's opinion of himself."
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"How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!"
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"The rabble estimate few things according to their real value, most things according to their prejudices."
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"If the truth were self-evident, eloquence would be unnecessary."
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"It is not enough merely possess virtue, as if it were an art; it should be practiced."
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"Promises are not to be kept, if the keeping of them is to prove harmful to those to whom you have made them."
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"The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious."
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"We all are imbued with the love of praise."
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"Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders."
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"It shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances."
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"It was fear that was then making you a good citizen, which is never a lasting teacher of duty."
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"Men of different tastes have different pursuits."
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