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“Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.”
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It is difficult to set bounds to the price unless you first set bounds to the wish.
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Avarice, 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?
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It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.
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Orators are most vehement when they have the weakest cause, as men get on horseback when they cannot walk.
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A perverse temper and fretful disposition will make any state of life whatsoever unhappy.
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My precept to all who build, is, that the owner should be an ornament to the house, and not the house to the owner.
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There is no being of any race who, if he finds the proper guide, cannot attain to virtue.
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Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.
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The more laws, the less justice.
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Born in Arpino, a town south of Rome, Cicero rose through the Roman political ranks, culminating in his consulship in 63 BC, during which he thwarted the Catiline Conspiracy. His political career was marked by his eloquence and his passionate defense of republican institutions. As a lawyer, Cicero is remembered for his powerful and persuasive speeches. As a philosopher, he introduced Greek thought to Rome, adapting Cynic, Skeptic, and Epicurean schools, and developing his own contributions to political and ethical philosophy. His letters are a vital primary source for understanding late Roman history. Despite his efforts to preserve the Republic, Cicero eventually became a victim of the political proscriptions that followed the death of Julius Caesar, being executed in 43 BC. His literary and intellectual legacy endures to this day, influencing Western thought.