Shun also the desire for money. Nothing is more the mark of a mean and petty spirit than to love riches; nothing more honorable and more magnificent than to despise money if you are without it, but if you have it to devote it to liberality and beneficence.
-Cicero. On Duties. (I. 68)
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Showing posts with label Cicero. Show all posts
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
More Cicero
Fleshly lusts are harsh masters for our minds, since they compel and command us to enter upon courses which never end. Because they can in no way be appeased or satisfied, there is no crime to which they do not drive those whom their enticements have ensnared.
-Cicero. On the Commonwealth. (VI. 1)
-Cicero. On the Commonwealth. (VI. 1)
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
An Old Roman
The search for truth and its investigation are above all, peculiar to man. Therefore, whenever we are free from necessary business and other concerns we are eager to see or to hear or to learn, considering that the discovery of obscure or wonderful things is necessary for a blessed life.
-Cicero. On Duties. (I. 13)
-Cicero. On Duties. (I. 13)
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