“As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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“A home without books is a body without soul.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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“Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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“Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.”
— 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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“Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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“The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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“The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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“There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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“Peace is liberty in tranquillity.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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“Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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