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Maxioms by Cicero (marcus Tullius Cicero)

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A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent
of all the other virtues.
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A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent
of all the other virtues.
[Lat., Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam
mater virtutum onmium reliquarum.]

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No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor
temperate, who considers pleasure the highest god.
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No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor
temperate, who considers pleasure the highest god.
[Lat., Fortis vero, dolorem summum malum judicans; aut temperans,
voluptatem summum bonum statuens, esse certe nullo modo potest.]

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I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce"
voting at elections is the best read more

I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce"
voting at elections is the best method.
[Lat., Nam ego in ista sum sententia, qua te fuisse semper scio,
nihil ut feurit in suffragiis voce melius.]

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Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.
[Lat., Timor non est diuturnus magister officii.]

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.
[Lat., Timor non est diuturnus magister officii.]

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This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is
good and to grieve at the read more

This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is
good and to grieve at the opposite.
[Lat., Ergo hoc proprium est animi bene constituti, et laetari
bonis rebus, et dolere contrariis.]

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