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Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
Roman author, orator, & politician [more author details]

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We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition.: Cicero
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We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.: Cicero
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What we call pleasure, and rightly so is the absence of all pain.: Cicero
When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.: Cicero
Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?: Cicero
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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.: Cicero, 'Pro Plancio,' 54 B.C.
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A room without books is like a body without a soul.: Cicero, (Attributed)
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While there's life, there's hope.: Cicero, Ad Atticum
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A friend is, as it were, a second self.: Cicero, De Amicitia
The shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends.: Cicero, De Amicitia
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There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.: Cicero, De Divinatione
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Let the punishment match the offense.: Cicero, De Legibus
The people's good is the highest law.: Cicero, De Legibus
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Friendship make prosperity more shining and lessens adversity by dividing and sharing it.: Cicero, On Friendship, 44 B.C.
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To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.: Cicero, Orator, chapter 34, section 120
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Endless money forms the sinews of war.: Cicero, Philippics
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Law stands mute in the midst of arms.: Cicero, Pro Milone
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History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.: Cicero, Pro Publio Sestio
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The freedom of poetic license.: Cicero, Pro Publio Sestio
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