Marcus Tullius Cicero

A friend is, as it were, a second self. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The more laws, the less justice. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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