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• Ask of friends only what is honorable. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.)
• Law stands mute in the midst of arms. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.)
• Often it is not even advantageous to know what will be. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.)
• Reason should direct and appetite obey. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.)
• Then condemn what they do not understand. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.)
• The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.
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• The shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.)
• To live long, it is necessary to live slowly. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.)