Passions

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

~ Cicero

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Luxury

If you wish to remove avarice you must remove its mother, luxury.

~ Cicero

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Communication

A man would have no pleasures in discovering all the beauties of the universe, even in heaven itself, unless he had a partner to whom he might communicate his joys.

~ Cicero

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Reward for virtue

The reward for virtue is the understanding of the good deed.

~ Cicero

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In the bud

Every evil in the bud is easily crushed; As it grows older it becomes stronger.

~ Cicero

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Slowly

To live long, it is necessary to live slowly.

~ Cicero

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Always a Child

He who knows only his own generation remains always a child.

~ Cicero

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